Flinch synonyms and antonyms

flĭnch

(Nautical) To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.

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To refrain from (doing something):

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To draw back in fear; lose heart or courage; cower

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approach (related)

To come near to in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.

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(Chiefly Dial., Brit.) To make or become pale; whiten; bleach

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(Intransitive, now rare) To retreat before an opponent. [from 14th c.]

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To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly.

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To shrink and tremble, as from someone's anger, threats, or blows; cringe

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To draw back, bend, crouch, etc., as when afraid; shrink from something dangerous or painful

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(Music) To produce a trill on an instrument or with the voice.

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To decline in value:

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To move back or away, especially in fear:

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(Intransitive) To shake nervously, as if from fear.

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To shrink or draw back slightly, usually with a grimace, as in pain, embarrassment, alarm, etc.

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To take back or away; remove:

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face (antonym)

To acknowledge and accept or deal with:

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meet (antonym)

Meet is defined as to come face to face with, be there when someone or something arrives, or to be introduced.

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confront (antonym)

To face or oppose boldly, defiantly, or antagonistically

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(Intransitive) To jump back in fear.

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seek (related)

To try; endeavor:

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To squint, pucker, or contort

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To shrink from, or avoid something because of fear

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shrink back (related)

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turn-away (related)

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back-away (related)

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look away (related)

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To imagine; to invent; to pretend.

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Find another word for flinch. In this page you can discover 27 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for flinch, like: start, avoid, quail, approach, blench, recoil, blink, cower, cringe, quaver and retreat.