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recoil
Synonyms and Antonyms of recoil
- the social worker tried not to recoil from the sight of the cockroach in the bathtub
Synonym Discussion of recoil
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- recoiled at the suggestion of stealing
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- shrank from the unpleasant truth
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- faced her accusers without flinching
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- winced in pain
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- stood their ground without blenching
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- quailed before the apparition
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