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dodge(verb, withdraw, retreat, tremble)
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doubt(noun, verb, stick, shy, disagree)
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draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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duck(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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fight(verb, object, protest, disagree)
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jerk(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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oscillate(verb, pause, scruple)
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pussyfoot(verb, object, pause, protest, disagree)
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quake(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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question(verb, stick, pause, shy, fret)
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react(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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rebound(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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reel(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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remonstrate(verb, object, protest, disagree)
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resile(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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shake(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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shirk(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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shrink away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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shudder(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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APASmart Define. (2015). stickle thesaurus. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/stickle/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "stickle thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/stickle/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed October 1, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, stickle thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 1 October, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/stickle/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "stickle thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 1 October 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/stickle/thesaurus/synonyms>