What is another word for balked?
378 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ bˈɔːlkt], [ bˈɔːlkt], [ b_ˈɔː_l_k_t]
When stuck or hesitant, it's easy to feel like you've "balked." Fortunately, there are plenty of other words to convey the same idea. If you're resisting or rebuffing an idea or action, you might be "objecting," "opposing," or "denying." Similarly, if you're avoiding doing something, you could be "hesitating," "dawdling," or "faltering." Alternatively, if you're simply unsure or indecisive, you may describe yourself as "waffling," "doubting," or "wavering." Ultimately, there is always a word to suit the nuances of the exact situation you're in, providing you with plenty of options to avoid getting "stuck" and moving forward.
Synonyms for Balked:
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adj.
• disappointed • frustrated- dis heartened ,
- dis-heartened ,
- hung upon ,
- more crimped ,
- more disheartened ,
- more irked ,
- more stonewalled ,
- more stymied ,
- more ungratified ,
- more unsated ,
- more unslaked ,
- most crabbed ,
- most crimped ,
- most disheartened ,
- most irked ,
- most stonewalled ,
- most stymied ,
- most ungratified ,
- most unsated ,
- most unslaked ,
- through mill ,
- un gratified ,
- un sated ,
- un slaked ,
- un-gratified ,
- un-sated ,
- un-slaked ,
- up wall .
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v.
• hesitated Other relevant words:
- abashed ,
- abortive ,
- addled ,
- assault ,
- bad ,
- bankrupt ,
- barricaded ,
- befogged ,
- better ,
- blame ,
- blamed ,
- blessed ,
- blockaded ,
- breach ,
- break away ,
- break dance ,
- break down ,
- break in ,
- break of serve ,
- break off ,
- break out ,
- break up ,
- break-dance ,
- breakage ,
- breaking ,
- breakout ,
- bring down ,
- bring out ,
- broken ,
- bump ,
- burst ,
- bust ,
- cave in ,
- chagrined ,
- check ,
- choked ,
- chopfallen ,
- clotted ,
- collapse ,
- come apart ,
- conflict ,
- confounded ,
- confused ,
- conk out ,
- contradict ,
- crack ,
- curst ,
- damn ,
- damned ,
- damp ,
- dampen ,
- dare ,
- darned ,
- deflated ,
- demoralised ,
- demoralized ,
- demote ,
- desecrate ,
- despairing ,
- despoil ,
- deuced ,
- develop ,
- developmentally challenged ,
- die ,
- dire ,
- disabled ,
- disappoint ,
- disclose ,
- discombobulated ,
- discomfited ,
- discontinue ,
- discover ,
- disgruntled ,
- dish-shaped ,
- disheartened ,
- dishonor ,
- dishonour ,
- disruption ,
- divulge ,
- do-or-die ,
- done for ,
- doomed ,
- dotted ,
- encroach ,
- erupt ,
- expose ,
- fail ,
- fall apart ,
- fall in ,
- falling out ,
- fault ,
- fettered ,
- founder ,
- fracture ,
- gaolbreak ,
- gap ,
- geological fault ,
- get around ,
- get down ,
- get out ,
- give ,
- give away ,
- give out ,
- give way ,
- go ,
- go against ,
- go bad ,
- goddam ,
- goddamn ,
- goddamned ,
- good luck ,
- happy chance ,
- heroic ,
- hexed ,
- hold ,
- hold up ,
- humbled ,
- humiliated ,
- ill-fated ,
- ill-omened ,
- ill-starred ,
- impinge ,
- inauspicious ,
- infernal ,
- infract ,
- intermission ,
- intermit ,
- interrupt ,
- interruption ,
- jailbreak ,
- jilted ,
- kick downstairs ,
- let on ,
- let out ,
- lost ,
- low ,
- lower ,
- mazed ,
- mentally retarded ,
- miserable ,
- misfortunate ,
- mixed-up ,
- mortified ,
- muddled ,
- muzzy ,
- negate ,
- offend ,
- open frame ,
- outrage ,
- part ,
- pathetic ,
- pause ,
- piteous ,
- pitiable ,
- pitiful ,
- plugged ,
- plunder ,
- poor ,
- preoccupied ,
- prison-breaking ,
- prisonbreak ,
- profane ,
- rape ,
- ravish ,
- recess ,
- recrudesce ,
- refuse ,
- relegate ,
- resist ,
- respite ,
- restless ,
- reveal ,
- rift ,
- ruin ,
- ruined ,
- run afoul ,
- rupture ,
- separate ,
- severance ,
- shift ,
- smash ,
- snap off ,
- soften ,
- sorry ,
- split ,
- split up ,
- spoil ,
- spoilt ,
- spurned ,
- stillborn ,
- stop ,
- stopped up ,
- stopped-up ,
- sunk ,
- suspension ,
- take down ,
- time out ,
- transgress ,
- uncover ,
- unfortunate person ,
- unredeemed ,
- unsatiated ,
- unsaved ,
- unstuck ,
- unwrap ,
- washed-up ,
- weaken ,
- wear ,
- wear out ,
- weasel-worded ,
- withstand ,
- woolly ,
- woolly-headed ,
- wooly ,
- wooly-minded ,
- worsted yarn ,
- wretched .
- Beamed ,
- Betrayed ,
- Bilked ,
- Circumvented ,
- Debarred ,
- Defied ,
- Demurred ,
- Deterred ,
- Evaded ,
- Fended ,
- Flinched ,
- Gybed ,
- Hampered ,
- Hindered ,
- Intercepted ,
- Interfered ,
- Jibbed ,
- Jibed ,
- Precluded ,
- Prevented ,
- Resisted ,
- Shied ,
- Stayed ,
- Trammelled ,
- Traversed ,
- Winced ,
- at sea ,
- baffled ,
- barred ,
- baulked ,
- beaten ,
- befuddled ,
- bemused ,
- bewildered ,
- blasted ,
- blighted ,
- blocked ,
- break ,
- chapfallen ,
- clogged ,
- contravene ,
- crestfallen ,
- crossed ,
- crushed ,
- cursed ,
- dashed ,
- defeated ,
- defy ,
- desperate ,
- disappointed ,
- disconcerted ,
- discouraged ,
- dished ,
- disillusioned ,
- disobey ,
- dissatisfied ,
- embarrassed ,
- encumbered ,
- failed ,
- foiled ,
- frustrated ,
- handicapped ,
- hapless ,
- hedged ,
- ill-served ,
- impeded ,
- infringe ,
- inhibited ,
- jinxed ,
- let down ,
- luckless ,
- out of countenance ,
- raftered ,
- regretful ,
- rejected ,
- retarded ,
- shackled ,
- soured ,
- stopped ,
- thwarted ,
- timbered ,
- undone ,
- unfortunate ,
- unlucky ,
- unsuccessful ,
- violate ,
- without help .
How to use "Balked" in context?
Balked is defined as "a sudden stop in progress or progress." It is often used as a verb to describe when someone makes a sudden decision not to do something, or when an event does not happen as planned. The word is derived from the Old Norse word "balka," meaning "to Interrupt or prevent.
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