What is another word for shrink from?
Pronunciation:
[ ʃɹˈɪŋk fɹɒm], [ ʃɹˈɪŋk fɹɒm], [ ʃ_ɹ_ˈɪ_ŋ_k f_ɹ_ɒ_m]
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Synonyms for Shrink from:
n.
• goldbrick (noun)v.
• avoid (verb)- fake out,
- shake,
- hide,
- circumlocute,
- fend off,
- avert,
- shy,
- skip town,
- elude,
- hold off,
- give the slip,
- stay out,
- ditch,
- recoil,
- shirk,
- shun,
- shuffle off,
- dodge,
- run for cover,
- bypass,
- weave,
- escape,
- stay away,
- divert,
- jump,
- lay low,
- circumvent,
- step aside,
- skip out on,
- deflect,
- sidestep,
- flee,
- withdraw,
- shake and bake,
- duck,
- eschew,
- turn aside,
- desist,
- skirt,
- shake off,
- ward off,
- obviate,
- steer clear of,
- keep clear.
Other synonyms:
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- avoid.
- by-passes,
- Escaping,
- turning aside,
- by-passed,
- steering clear of,
- By-pass,
- Shying,
- fending off,
- shakes off,
- laid low,
- Shied,
- Withdrew,
- turned aside,
- shies,
- skipped town,
- faked out,
- stepped aside,
- by-passing.
- Fearing,
- shrink,
- Feared,
- is afraid,
- having cold feet,
- be afraid,
- Refusing,
- dread,
- balk,
- upset apple cart,
- Hesitated,
- have cold feet,
- turn down,
- Flinched.
- anticipate,
- temporize,
- jib,
- dilly-dally,
- have doubts,
- give up,
- boggle at,
- vacillate,
- recoil from,
- disdain,
- have qualms,
- be fearful,
- be disinclined,
- escape from,
- back away,
- retreat,
- shy away,
- cold shoulder,
- be loath,
- be scared,
- be unwilling,
- hang,
- rebuff,
- draw back,
- hold back,
- fight shy of,
- wince,
- disapprove of,
- quail at,
- cower,
- skive,
- delay,
- waver,
- be afraid of,
- stick at,
- revolt,
- pull back,
- despise,
- stall,
- detest,
- quiver,
- scruple,
- flee from,
- falter,
- run from,
- be loth,
- start,
- gold brick,
- pull,
- dislike,
- turn from,
- fiddle,
- shudder at,
- forgo,
- wait,
- reject,
- loathe,
- pause,
- spurn,
- abominate,
- blench at,
- execrate,
- be frightened,
- back off,
- Haver,
- think twice,
- grimace,
- be reluctant,
- hate,
- draw,
- abhor,
- stick,
- hang back.
How to use "Shrink from" in context?
Some people might refer to shrinking from something as "frothing at the mouth," "going ballistic," or "snarling like a mad dog." In reality, just the opposite is usually true. A person who shrinks from something usually has a calm and rational side, and they are usually significantly more relaxed and easier to get along with than someone who's frothing at the mouth.
shrink from something typically means to begs or begs for mercy or forgiveness.
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