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hesitate(verb, withdraw, stick, object, doubt)
5
recoil(verb, withdraw, retreat, react)
2
balk(verb, oppose, withdraw, stick, object)
2
blench(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
falter(verb, withdraw, stick, retreat, pause)
2
flinch(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
kick(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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pull back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
2
quail(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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stick(verb, withdraw, object, doubt, retreat)
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waver(verb, withdraw, stick, object, doubt)
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wince(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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backfire(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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blanch(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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blink(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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carom(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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cringe(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
1
duck(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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jerk(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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APASmart Define. (2015). stickle thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/stickle/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "stickle thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/stickle/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 27, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, stickle thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 27 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/stickle/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "stickle thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 27 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/stickle/thesaurus/synonyms>