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blench

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of blench

to draw back in fear, pain, or disgust

She blenched from the horrible sight.

Synonyms of blench

cringe, flinch, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince

Words Related to blench

blanch, pale, whiten

quake, quiver, shake, shudder, tremble

crouch

jerk, start, twitch

recede, retire, retreat, withdraw

falter, hesitate, reel, waver

Near Antonyms of blench

advance, approach, near

beard, challenge, confront, defy, face

Synonym Discussion of blench

recoil, shrink, flinch, wince, blench, quail mean to draw back in fear or distaste. recoil implies a start or movement away through shock, fear, or disgust.

- recoiled at the suggestion of stealing

shrink suggests an instinctive recoil through sensitiveness, scrupulousness, or cowardice.

- shrank from the unpleasant truth

flinch implies a failure to endure pain or face something dangerous or frightening with resolution.

- faced her accusers without flinching

wince suggests a slight involuntary physical reaction (such as a start or recoiling).

- winced in pain

blench implies fainthearted flinching.

- stood their ground without blenching

quail suggests shrinking and cowering in fear.

- quailed before the apparition

blench

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of blench

to make white or whiter by removing color

We'll have to blench the sheets with bleach to restore that snow-white look.

Synonyms of blench

blanch, bleach, decolorize, dull, fade, pale, wash out, whiten

Words Related to blench

brighten, lighten

dim, mat (also matte)

etiolate

whitewash

frost, silver

Near Antonyms of blench

blacken

blotch, checker, dapple, daub, discolor, fleck, marble, mottle, pattern, polychrome, shade, speck, speckle, splotch, spot, streak, striate, stripe, tarnish, variegate

color, dye, paint, pigment, stain, tincture, tinge, tint

burnish, polish, shine

Antonyms of blench

darken, deepen, embrown

Synonym Discussion of blench

recoil, shrink, flinch, wince, blench, quail mean to draw back in fear or distaste. recoil implies a start or movement away through shock, fear, or disgust.