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Wince

🔄 Synonyms of "Wince"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
recoilnoun	To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment.
cringeverb	(intransitive, figuratively) To experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear; (by extension) to feel very embarrassed.
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.
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.).
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.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Wince"

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Word	Definition
flinchverb	(intransitive) To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe; to blench.
cringeverb	(intransitive, figuratively) To experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear; (by extension) to feel very embarrassed.
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.
shrinkverb	(intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.
recoilnoun	To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment.
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.
squinchnoun	(transitive) To scrunch up (one's face, etc.).
shrinkingnoun	The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.
shrinkernoun	Something that makes something else shrink.
waningnoun	The fact or act of becoming less or less intense or present; fading.
cave-innoun	The act of something collapsing or caving in.
retreatnoun	The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
pullbacknoun	The act or result of pulling back; a withdrawal.
revulsionnoun	Abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror.
backdownnoun	An act of backing down; a retraction or withdrawal.
withdrawverb	(transitive) To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation.
effacementnoun	The act of expunging, of wiping out; expungement.
shyingverb	The act of one who shies or turns aside in fear.
wanenoun	A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.
recedingnoun	The action of something that recedes.