31 entries under flinch topic. ×

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retreat(verb, move, go, withdraw, leave)
6
pull back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, go)
6
withdraw(verb, move, go, leave, abandon)
3
back off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
3
recoil(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
2
draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
2
shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, return)
1
cower(verb, retreat, recoil, cringe)
1
cringe(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil)
1
fall back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
1
move back(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
1
quail(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
1
recede(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
1
reel(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
1
retire(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
1
shrink(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
1
shrink back(verb, expression, withdraw, return, retreat)
1
wince(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil)
0
backfire(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, react)
0
blench(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil)
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APASmart Define. (2015). back away thesaurus. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/back_away/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, back away thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 25 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/back_away/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "back away thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 25 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/back_away/thesaurus/synonyms>