Synonyms of quailed

quailed

verb

past tense of quail

1

as in flinched

to draw back in fear, pain, or disgust

we quailed when the waiter unexpectedly presented us with a hindquarter of frog's legs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flinched
• recoiled
• winced
• cringed
• shuddered
• hesitated
• trembled
• shrank
• shrunk
• blenched
• quivered
• blanched
• shook
• paled
• squinched
• quaked
• crouched
• whitened
• twitched
• retreated
• withdrew
• faltered
• jerked
• wavered
• receded
• reeled
• retired
• started

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approached
• advanced
• faced
• confronted
• challenged
• neared
• defied
• bearded

2

as in cringed

to draw back or crouch down in fearful submission

brave resisters who did not quail before the tyrant's iron hand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cringed
• flinched
• cowered
• grovelled
• recoiled
• groveled
• blanched
• shrank
• whitened
• shrunk
• blenched
• fawned
• toadied
• kowtowed
• squinched