Synonyms|490Antonyms|8|Broader|7Narrower|9Related|107

71 entries under flinch topic. ×

3
blink(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
3
boggle(verb, recoil, cringe)
3
bound(verb, shy, recoil, jump, shrink)
3
crawl(verb, recoil, shrink, quiver, squat)
3
duck(noun, verb, start, withdraw, retreat)
3
fall back(verb, expression, go, remove, withdraw)
3
pull back(verb, expression, go, remove, withdraw)
3
reel(verb, upset, go, disturb, withdraw)
3
shrink back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, return)
3
slink(verb, recoil, cringe, cowardice)
2
balk(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy)
2
bounce(verb, shy, recoil, jump, bound)
2
demur(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
grovel(verb, hide, bend, recoil, tremble)
2
hang back(verb, expression, recoil, cringe)
2
hesitate(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil)
2
jerk(verb, upset, disturb, withdraw, retreat)
2
kick(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
resile(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
retire(verb, go, remove, start, withdraw)
For more, visit Quail on Power Thesaurus
11 years ago|6.6k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). quail thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/quail/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "quail thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/quail/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 26, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, quail thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/quail/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "quail thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 26 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/quail/thesaurus/synonyms>