302 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ flˈɪnt͡ʃ], [ flˈɪnt‍ʃ], [ f_l_ˈɪ_n_tʃ]

Similar words for flinch:

• act (noun)
• cringe (noun)
• draw back (noun)
• flinch (noun)
• other relevant words (noun)
• start (noun)
• balk (verb)
• fear (verb)
• flinch (verb)
• jump (verb)
• quail (verb)
• recoil (verb)
• shrink (verb)
• shy away, wince (verb)
• wince (verb)
• other synonyms
• fear
• other relevant words
• quail
• recoil

How to use "flinch" in context?

Paraphrases for flinch

Hyponyms for flinch

Synonyms for Flinch:

• n.

  •
  • shake,
  • shiver,
  • prickle,
  • quake.
  • act (noun)
  • flinch.
  • cringe (noun)
  • cringe.
  • draw back (noun)
  • draw.
  • flinch (noun)
  • funk,
  • squinch.
  • Other relevant words: (noun)
  • jump,
  • start,
  • startle.
  • start (noun)
  • shrink back.

• v.

  • balk (verb)
  • re fusing,
  • re-fusing,
  • upsetting apple cart,
  • re fuses,
  • re-fuse,
  • shrinking from,
  • shrinks from,
  • upsets apple cart,
  • re fused,
  • re-fused,
  • re-fuses,
  • re fuse,
  • shrank from,
  • shrunk from.
  • fear (verb)
  • are apprehensive,
  • having qualms,
  • be awe,
  • art awe,
  • wert in awe,
  • was afraid,
  • broke out a sweat,
  • am awe,
  • fore see,
  • being in awe,
  • were afraid,
  • are disquieted,
  • art frightened,
  • break out sweat,
  • were disquieted,
  • feeling concern,
  • were awe,
  • am anxious,
  • has qualms,
  • fore seen,
  • fore-saw,
  • are anxious,
  • being frightened,
  • being afraid,
  • breaks out sweat,
  • was anxious,
  • brake out in a sweat,
  • wast afraid,
  • are frightened,
  • durst not,
  • dares not,
  • is anxious,
  • am apprehensive,
  • were frightened,
  • hast qualms,
  • has butterflies,
  • is awe,
  • wast disquieted,
  • are afraid,
  • broke out in a sweat,
  • wert frightened,
  • loses courage,
  • am afraid,
  • were apprehensive,
  • lost courage,
  • daring not,
  • fore-see,
  • fore seeing,
  • brake out sweat,
  • hath butterflies,
  • was in awe,
  • wert awe,
  • hath qualms,
  • were anxious,
  • being apprehensive,
  • wert afraid,
  • art apprehensive,
  • wert anxious,
  • am in awe,
  • was apprehensive,
  • wast frightened,
  • having butterflies,
  • art in awe,
  • were in awe,
  • hadst qualms,
  • losing courage,
  • had qualms,
  • was disquieted,
  • had butterflies,
  • breaks out in sweat,
  • hast butterflies,
  • break out in sweat,
  • being awe,
  • breaking out a sweat,
  • is in awe,
  • am disquieted,
  • brake out a sweat,
  • was awe,
  • wast anxious,
  • wast in awe,
  • felt concern,
  • dared not,
  • fore-seen,
  • breaks out a sweat,
  • broke out sweat,
  • being anxious,
  • brake out in sweat,
  • was frightened,
  • art anxious,
  • wert apprehensive,
  • wast apprehensive,
  • breaking out sweat,
  • are awe,
  • fore saw,
  • broke out in sweat,
  • art afraid,
  • being disquieted,
  • breaking out in sweat,
  • breaks out in a sweat,
  • feels concern,
  • wert disquieted,
  • haddest butterflies,
  • is disquieted,
  • fore-sees,
  • are in awe,
  • haddest qualms,
  • break out a sweat,
  • wast awe,
  • hadst butterflies,
  • breaking out in a sweat,
  • fore sees,
  • is frightened,
  • is apprehensive.
  • flinch (verb)
  • blink,
  • falter.
  • jump (verb)
  • re bounding,
  • re bounded,
  • re-bounded,
  • re-bounds,
  • re bounds,
  • re-bound,
  • re-bounding,
  • re bound.
  • quail (verb)
  • hadst cold feet,
  • had cold feet,
  • hath cold feet,
  • hast cold feet,
  • has cold feet,
  • haddest cold feet.
  • recoil (verb)
  • re coils,
  • re coiled,
  • shied away,
  • with draw,
  • re-acted,
  • with drawing,
  • with-drawing,
  • re coiling,
  • stepping back,
  • re acting,
  • with drew,
  • with-drawn,
  • with-draw,
  • Resiled,
  • stepped back,
  • resiles,
  • re-coiling,
  • shying away,
  • Resiling,
  • re acted,
  • with drawn,
  • re-coil,
  • re-acting,
  • re coil,
  • with draws,
  • steps back,
  • re-coiled,
  • with-drew,
  • re-coils,
  • shies away.
  • shrink (verb)
  • re cedes,
  • re-ceded,
  • re treats,
  • re-ceding,
  • re tires,
  • re-treating,
  • re ceding,
  • re-tire,
  • re-treated,
  • re tiring,
  • re-treat,
  • re-cedes,
  • re-treats,
  • re-cede,
  • re-tiring,
  • re tire,
  • re treating,
  • re tired.
  • shy away, wince (verb)
  • elude,
  • withdraw,
  • draw back,
  • recede,
  • avoid,
  • retreat,
  • swerve,
  • duck,
  • shirk,
  • retire,
  • flee,
  • shun,
  • eschew,
  • evade,
  • escape.
  • wince (verb)
  • make face,
  • making face,
  • made a face,
  • made face,
  • makes a face,
  • makes face,
  • making a face.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • prick.
  •
  • blench,
  • crouch.
  •
  • tremor,
  • start back,
  • shudder,
  • tremble.
  •
  • shy.
  • fear
  • be afraid,
  • is afraid,
  • Fearing,
  • be in awe,
  • Feared,
  • dare not,
  • have qualms,
  • lose courage,
  • feel concern,
  • break out in a sweat,
  • be frightened,
  • have butterflies,
  • be apprehensive,
  • be disquieted,
  • be anxious.
  • Other relevant words:
  • jib,
  • honey,
  • shrinking,
  • fear,
  • Shying,
  • cower,
  • shies,
  • Jibbed,
  • upset apple cart,
  • Jibbing,
  • Shied,
  • shrink from,
  • Hesitated,
  • Winced,
  • Flinched,
  • Jounced,
  • balk,
  • recoil,
  • jouncing,
  • make a face,
  • wince,
  • slinks,
  • turn down,
  • honied,
  • blanch,
  • snuck,
  • grovelling,
  • jibs,
  • grimacing,
  • shrink,
  • Slank,
  • Refusing,
  • Honeying,
  • groveling,
  • quail.
  • quail
  • have cold feet,
  • having cold feet.
  • recoil
  • turn away,
  • pulls back,
  • Stickled,
  • turning away,
  • react,
  • pull back,
  • pulling back,
  • resile,
  • Stickling,
  • pulled back,
  • step back,
  • turns away,
  • turned away,
  • shy away,
  • stickles,
  • stickle.

How to use "Flinch" in context?

Paraphrases for Flinch:

• Independent

  • Verb, base form
    retreat.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    budge.

Hyponym for Flinch:

• n.

  • act
    jump, start, startle.