81 entries under balk topic. ×

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hesitate(verb, withdraw, stick, object, doubt)
5
scruple(verb, have, stick, object, doubt)
5
shrink(verb, withdraw, retreat, pause, dodge)
4
demur(verb, withdraw, shy, disagree, contradict)
4
boggle(verb, stick, question, pause, shy)
2
blench(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
falter(verb, withdraw, stick, retreat, pause)
2
flinch(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
gag(verb, stick, question, pause, shy)
2
have qualms(verb, expression, stick, question, pause)
2
jib(object, protest)
2
kick(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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object(verb, oppose, protest, disagree, contradict)
2
pause(verb, object, protest, disagree, hesitate)
2
protest(verb, oppose, object, disagree, contradict)
2
pull back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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quail(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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stick(verb, withdraw, object, doubt, retreat)
2
strain(verb, object, protest, disagree, hesitate)
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stumble(verb, stick, question, pause, shy)
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APASmart Define. (2015). stickle thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/stickle/thesaurus/synonyms
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