Synonyms of recoils

recoils 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of recoil

as in winces

to draw back in fear, pain, or disgust

the social worker tried not to recoil from the sight of the cockroach in the bathtub

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flinches
• winces
• cringes
• shudders
• shrinks
• hesitates
• trembles
• shakes
• blenches
• quivers
• pales
• crouches
• withdraws
• quails
• whitens
• squinches
• retreats
• blanches
• quakes
• falters
• recedes
• twitches
• jerks
• wavers
• retires
• starts
• reels

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approaches
• advances
• nears
• confronts
• faces
• defies
• challenges
• beards

recoils

2 of 2

noun

plural of recoil

as in flinches

Related Words

• flinches
• revulsions
• routs
• withdrawals
• disengagements
• retirements
• retreats
• pullbacks
• pullouts
• recessions
• disentanglements

Dissimilar Words

• advances
• advancements