112 entries under recoil topic. ×

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kick(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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pull back(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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reel back(expression, retreat, recede)
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run(noun, verb, move, go, drive)
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shrink back(expression, withdraw, retreat, recede)
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shudder(verb, upset, disturb, withdraw, retreat)
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start back(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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swerve(verb, turn, withdraw, twist, retreat)
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wince(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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abandon(verb, go, withdraw, leave, return)
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back(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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back away(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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back down(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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back off(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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back out(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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backfire(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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backtrack(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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balk(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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beat it(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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blanch(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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APASmart Define. (2016). reel thesaurus. Retrieved September 30, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/reel/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "reel thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/reel/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 30, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, reel thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 30 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/reel/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "reel thesaurus" 14 March 2016. Web. 30 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/reel/thesaurus/synonyms>