CRINGING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CRINGING?

Need another word that means the same as “cringing”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “cringing” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Cringing” are: groveling, grovelling, wormlike, wormy

Cringing as an Adjective

Definitions of "Cringing" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “cringing” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Totally submissive.
• Experiencing embarrassment or disgust.
• Bent in fear or apprehension.
• Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.

Synonyms of "Cringing" as an adjective (4 Words)

groveling	Totally submissive.
grovelling	Totally submissive. His grovelling references to great historians.
wormlike	Totally submissive.
wormy	(of a person) weak, abject, or repulsive. This room with its wormy beams and eaved ceiling is most attractive.

Usage Examples of "Cringing" as an adjective

• He lugged his carry-on bag and computer case past cringing passengers wary of being hit.
• We are surrounded by cringing yes-men and sycophants.
• He was left cringing with embarrassment after stumbling over his lines during a West End performance of Macbeth.

Associations of "Cringing" (30 Words)

admit	Admit into a group or community. He was sentenced to prison after admitting 47 charges of burglary.
apology	A poor example. We owe you an apology.
boggle	Cause (a person or their mind) to be astonished. You never boggle at plain speaking.
compensation	The action or process of awarding compensation. He is seeking compensation for injuries suffered at work.
cower	Show submission or fear. Children cowered in terror as the shoot out erupted.
crawl	Swim by doing the crawl. The floor was dirty and crawling with bugs.
creep	Show submission or fear. I thought he was a nasty little creep.
crouch	A crouching stance or posture. Leo was crouched before the fire.
duck	A female duck. A tangy stew of duck lamb and sausage.
excuse	Excuse overlook or make allowances for be lenient with. You must excuse my brother.
flinch	An act of flinching. He had faced death without flinching.
gather	A part of a garment that is gathered. The harvest of wheat and barley had been gathered in.
grovel	Show submission or fear. They criticized leaders who grovelled to foreign patrons.
groveling	Totally submissive.
heartfelt	(of a feeling or its expression) deeply and strongly felt; sincere. Heartfelt condolences.
huddle	A close grouping of people or things. She huddled up close to him.
kneel	Be in or assume a position in which the body is supported by a knee or the knees, as when praying or showing submission. In church you have to kneel during parts of the service.
posture	Assume a posture as for artistic purposes. Trade unions adopted a more militant posture in wage negotiations.
purloin	Make off with belongings of others. He must have managed to purloin a copy of the key.
rebound	The act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot. They revealed a big rebound in profits for last year.
recoil	The action of recoiling. The rifle recoiled.
shrink	(of clothes or material) become smaller as a result of being immersed in water. I don t shrink from my responsibilities.
silently	Without speaking. He silently cursed himself for his actions.
sincere	Open and genuine; not deceitful. He was a good man decent and sincere.
sit	Cause someone to sit. When does the court of law sit.
sneak	Someone who prowls or sneaks about usually with unlawful intentions. Sneak a cigarette.
squat	In gymnastics an exercise involving a squatting movement or action. He can squat 850 pounds.
stealthily	In a stealthy manner. I woke up and stealthily crept downstairs.
stoop	Have the head and shoulders habitually bent forwards. Craig wouldn t stoop to thieving.
wince	Make a face indicating disgust or dislike. He winced at the disgust in her voice.