Synonyms|582Antonyms|17|Broader|7Narrower|6Related|275

77 entries under cringe topic. ×

2
wheedle(verb, praise, charm, persuade, stroke)
2
yes(verb, informal, acquiesce, beg, kowtow)
1
back away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, recoil)
1
beg for mercy(verb, expression, idiom, acquiesce, beg)
1
blench(verb, hide, recoil, tremble, shrink)
1
draw back(verb, expression, hide, recoil, tremble)
1
eat dirt(verb, expression, acquiesce, recoil, beg)
1
fall back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, recoil)
1
hang back(verb, expression, drag, recoil, creep)
1
humble oneself(verb, expression, acquiesce, beg, kowtow)
1
make much of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, acquiesce)
1
make up to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, yield)
1
shrink(verb, hide, recoil, tremble, quiver)
1
skulk(verb, hide, steal, recoil, tremble)
1
soft-soap(verb, praise, charm, persuade, stroke)
1
wince(verb, hide, bend, recoil, tremble)
0
back off(verb, expression, recoil, flinch)
0
boggle(verb, recoil, flinch)
0
demean yourself(verb, expression, phrasal verb, beg, kowtow)
0
demur(verb, recoil, flinch)
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