Balk Synonyms and Antonyms

bôk
To refuse
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. resist
  2. demur
  3. recoil
  4. be unwilling
  5. baulk
  6. jib
To frustrate
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. check
  2. thwart
  3. frustrate
  4. baffle
  5. defeat
  6. foil
  7. hinder
  8. checkmate
  9. bar
  10. beam
  11. beat
  12. bilk
  13. block
  14. cramp
  15. delay
  16. demur
  17. disappoint
  18. discomfit
  19. stymie
  20. falter
  21. hesitate
  22. hunch
  23. impede
  24. cross
  25. inhibit
  26. jib
  27. loft
  28. outwit
  29. stump
  30. quibble
  31. recoil
  32. refuse
  33. shy
  34. stall
  35. stop
  36. stumble
  37. waver
Antonyms:
  1. help
  2. aid
  3. make easier
A large, oblong piece of wood or other material, used especially for construction
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. baulk
  2. hindrance
  3. beam
  4. demur
  5. rafter
  6. hinderance
  7. deterrent
  8. timber
  9. impediment
  10. shyness
  11. check
  12. handicap
One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. rafter
  2. baulk

Words Related to Balk

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Balk Sentence Examples

  • It's easy to balk at the prices, which can be steep.

  • A balk is a log hewn or sawn to a square section, and varying in size from I 1 to 18 in.

  • Farmers often balk at the extra labor cost of doing these extra tasks.

  • They might balk at getting on an airline flight flown by a computer and prefer having a pilot on board to take over if he "feels in his gut" that something is wrong (even if that feeling is the airport burrito he had for lunch).

  • I do not balk anymore and I do not strike people down without reason.

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