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Recoil

🔄 Synonyms of "Recoil"

17 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
springnoun	(intransitive) To move or burst forth.
cringeverb	(intransitive, figuratively) To experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear; (by extension) to feel very embarrassed.
reboundnoun	(basketball) An instance of catching the ball after it has hit the rim or backboard without a basket being scored, generally credited to a particular player.
shrinkverb	(intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.
flinchverb	(intransitive) To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe; to blench.
bouncenoun	(intransitive) To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.
quailnoun	Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.
squinchnoun	(transitive) To scrunch up (one's face, etc.).
backlashnoun	(figurative) A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.
repercussionnoun	A consequence or ensuing result of some action.
kickverb	(transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
funknoun	(uncountable, music) A style of music derived from 1960s soul music, with elements of rock and other styles, characterized by a prominent bass guitar, dance-friendly sound, a strong emphasis on the downbeat, and much syncopation.
ricochetnoun	An instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound.
kick backverb	(informal, intransitive, idiomatic) To relax; to laze.
take a hopverb	spring back; spring away from an impact
boundverb	Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).
winceverb	(intransitive) To flinch as if in pain or distress.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Recoil"

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Word	Definition
backlashnoun	(figurative) A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.
reboundnoun	(basketball) An instance of catching the ball after it has hit the rim or backboard without a basket being scored, generally credited to a particular player.
shrinkverb	(intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.
kick backverb	(informal, intransitive, idiomatic) To relax; to laze.
bouncenoun	(intransitive) To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.
repercussionnoun	A consequence or ensuing result of some action.
boundverb	Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).
quailnoun	Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.
kickverb	(transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
cringeverb	(intransitive, figuratively) To experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear; (by extension) to feel very embarrassed.
flinchverb	(intransitive) To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe; to blench.
winceverb	(intransitive) To flinch as if in pain or distress.
springnoun	(intransitive) To move or burst forth.
ricochetnoun	An instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound.
squinchnoun	(transitive) To scrunch up (one's face, etc.).
funknoun	(uncountable, music) A style of music derived from 1960s soul music, with elements of rock and other styles, characterized by a prominent bass guitar, dance-friendly sound, a strong emphasis on the downbeat, and much syncopation.
take a hopverb	spring back; spring away from an impact
backslidingnoun	An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
retreatnoun	The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
regressionnoun	(statistics) An analytic method to measure the association of one or more independent variables with a dependent variable.