Recoil synonyms
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Part of speech:
To withdraw from an undertaking
To take back or away; remove:
To recoil, as from something unpleasant or difficult; shrink.
A quick recovery from or reaction to disappointment or depression:
start back
To draw away involuntarily, usually out of fear or disgust
(Nautical) To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
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To deny the legal sufficiency of an adversary’s claim, without admitting or denying the truth of the underlying facts, usually on a technical legal basis rather than the merits of the claim; to file a demurrer.
To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly.
A return ticket.
step-back
(Rail transport, of a driver at a terminal station) to depart driving the train following the train they arrived into the station driving, so as to decrease service turnaround time.
forward (related)
Forward is defined as toward the front, or toward something in advance.
To draw away involuntarily, usually out of fear or disgust
(Intransitive) To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.
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To become weak, ineffective, or unsteady, especially in performance:
To move or twist quickly aside; shift suddenly, as to avoid a blow
To turn aside or be turned aside from a straight path or established pattern.
To shrink or draw back slightly, usually with a grimace, as in pain, embarrassment, alarm, etc.
To draw back, bend, crouch, etc., as when afraid; shrink from something dangerous or painful
To duck is defined as to lower the head or body quickly as if to avoid a blow.
retreat (related)
To decline in value:
The effect produced by an allergen
(plural) An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event; a repercussion
To cause or set off a backlash.
(Chiefly Dial., Brit.) To make or become pale; whiten; bleach
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To throw or toss with a quick abrupt motion.
To drive or move (a ball, etc.) by striking with the foot
To send or force back; to repel from side to side.
To turn or move in the opposite direction.
meet (antonym)
Meet is defined as to come face to face with, be there when someone or something arrives, or to be introduced.
face (antonym)
To acknowledge and accept or deal with:
approach (related)
To come near to in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.
seek (related)
To try; endeavor:
An often indirect effect, influence, or result that is produced by an event or action.
(Intransitive, Internet, of an e-mail message or address) To return undelivered.
To withdraw or recoil
spring back; spring away from an impact
(Slang) To buy something or pay an expense:
To spring back from a surface after striking it, as a ball does; bounce; rebound
To crouch down or draw oneself together so as to seem smaller
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To explode as a backfire
projectile (related)
muzzle (related)
detonation (related)
high-velocity (related)
Find another word for recoil. In this page you can discover 56 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for recoil, like: draw back, withdraw, flinch, rebound, turn-away, start back, start, demur, blink, return and step-back.