Balking Synonyms and Antonyms

Refuse to comply
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. resisting
  2. recoiling
  3. demurring
Stopping short and refusing to go on
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. balky

Balking Sentence Examples

  • The cost of developing and certifying the ism at Euro-4 may not be the only reason for Cummins balking here.

  • The upshot of the matter was (and this is what I like to emphasize) that after some twenty-four months of balking.

  • If your child is balking at taking her morning or afternoon nap, she may need only one afternoon nap to see her through the day.

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