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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
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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.
    • 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

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