What is another word for shy away?
166 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ʃ_ˈaɪ ɐ_w_ˈeɪ], [ ʃˈa͡ɪ ɐwˈe͡ɪ], [ ʃˈaɪ ɐwˈeɪ]Table of Contents
Similar words for shy away:- blench (verb)
- hang back (verb)
- hesitate (verb)
- recoil (verb)
- turn (verb)
- other synonyms
- flinch
- hang back
- hesitate
- recoil
Synonyms for Shy away:
v.
•blench (verb) •hang back (verb)- shrink back,
- trail,
- drop back,
- stay back,
- hang fire,
- straggle,
- lag behind,
- hang off,
- procrastinate,
- drop behind.
- fumble,
- sit on fence,
- doubt,
- weigh,
- think twice,
- stammer,
- pull back,
- swerve,
- stutter,
- be reluctant,
- tergiversate,
- hover,
- hold off,
- blow hot and cold,
- be irresolute,
- stumble,
- ponder,
- shift,
- demur,
- scruple,
- shrink,
- dither,
- waffle,
- hold back,
- flounder,
- falter,
- hedge,
- waver,
- alternate,
- debate,
- defer,
- stop,
- seesaw,
- vacillate,
- think about,
- be unwilling,
- dillydally,
- straddle,
- oscillate,
- dally,
- pussyfoot,
- delay,
- linger,
- hem and haw,
- hang,
- fluctuate,
- equivocate,
- balance,
- pause.
- blink,
- step back,
- blanch,
- carom,
- duck,
- react,
- stick,
- dodge,
- jerk,
- quake,
- reel,
- draw back,
- shirk,
- shudder,
- kick,
- start,
- withdraw,
- wince,
- stickle,
- tremble,
- spring,
- flinch,
- cringe,
- resile,
- rebound,
- quail,
- backfire,
- shake,
- turn away.
- digress,
- regress,
- call off,
- move,
- pivot,
- inverse,
- depart,
- whip,
- transform,
- alter,
- diverge,
- loop,
- relapse,
- curve,
- invert,
- swirl,
- backslide,
- zigzag,
- switch,
- deviate,
- tack,
- sidetrack,
- convert,
- about-face,
- veer,
- upset,
- vary,
- detour,
- twist,
- direct,
- sway,
- wheel,
- aim,
- whirl,
- retrace,
- change,
- revert,
- detract,
- incline,
- subvert,
- capsize,
- return,
- double back,
- sheer,
- swing.
Other synonyms:
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- disinclination,
- scorn,
- deign.
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- balk.
