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blenched

verb , past tense of blench

Synonyms and Antonyms of blenched

to draw back in fear, pain, or disgust

she blenched from the horrible sight

Synonyms of blenched

cringed, flinched, quailed, recoiled, shrank (or shrunk), squinched, winced

Words Related to blenched

blanched, paled, whitened

quaked, quivered, shook, shuddered, trembled

crouched

jerked, started, twitched

receded, retired, retreated, withdrew

faltered, hesitated, reeled, wavered

Near Antonyms of blenched

advanced, approached, neared

bearded, challenged, confronted, defied, faced

blenched

verb , past tense of blench

Synonyms and Antonyms of blenched

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 blenched

blanched, bleached, decolorized, dulled, faded, paled, snowed, washed out, whitened

Words Related to blenched

brightened, lightened

Near Antonyms of blenched

blackened

blotched, checkered, dappled, daubed, discolored, flecked, marbled, mottled, patterned, polychromed, shaded, specked, speckled, splotched, spotted, streaked, striated, striped, tarnished, variegated

colored, dyed, painted, pigmented, stained, tinctured, tinged, tinted

burnished, polished, shone (or shined)

Antonyms of blenched

darkened, deepened, embrowned

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