shrink back

Verb

Meaning

pull away from a source of disgust or fear

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

retract dodge duck quail ret back start jib wince avoid retreat alternate withdraw stick minimize
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Antonyms

attack remain continue face advance agree
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Hypernyms

quail wince funk shrink recoil flinch

Examples

They opened up a 20-point lead with under six minutes left, and never let the lead shrink back to single digits. Source: Internet

We should not shrink back under the pretext of not wanting to give credence to the likes of Cyril Allen, Sr. His views should not be normalized in our national debate but rebutted forcefully. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Shriner shrink shrink away shrink film shrink from shrink in size