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shrinks(noun, quail, retreats, balks)
3
cringe
3
crouches(noun, bends, flatters, recoils)
3
flinches
3
grovels
2
bounces
2
crawls
2
huddles(noun, recoils)
2
kowtows
2
recoils(noun, retreats, balks, dodges)
2
winces(noun, declines, retreats, balks)
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back away(expression, phrasal verb)
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begs
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blushes
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cower
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crawl
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creep
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defers
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dodges(retreats, recoils, shudders, winces)
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draw back(expression, phrasal verb)
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APASmart Define. (2013). cringes thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/cringes/thesaurus/synonyms
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