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The synonyms of “Recoil” are: bounce, bound, rebound, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop, kick, kick back, cringe, flinch, funk, quail, shrink, squinch, wince, backfire, backlash, draw back, jump back, spring back, jerk back, pull back, feel revulsion at, feel disgust at, feel abhorrence at, be unable to bear, be unable to stomach, shrink from, shy away from, balk at, hesitate at, fly back, rebound on, come back on, affect badly, repercussion, kickback
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “recoil” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| backlash | Recoil arising between parts of a mechanism. A public backlash against racism. |
| kick | Chiefly in rugby a player of specified kicking ability. The team s kicking was excellent. |
| kickback | A sudden forceful recoil. The ruling party depends on contributions and kickbacks. |
| rebound | The act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot. He is still on the rebound from his wife s death. |
| repercussion | A movement back from an impact. His declaration had unforeseen repercussions. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “recoil” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| affect badly | Act physically on; have an effect upon. |
| backfire | Emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire. A car backfired in the road and shoppers ducked instinctively. |
| backlash | Come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect. The political movie backlashed on the Democrats. |
| balk at | Refuse to comply. |
| be unable to bear | Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function. |
| be unable to stomach | Be priced at. |
| bounce | Hit something so that it bounces. The gangplank bounced under his confident step. |
| bound | Move forward by leaps and bounds. Shares bounded ahead in early dealing. |
| come back on | Be received. |
| cringe | Bend one’s head and body in fear or apprehension or in a servile manner. He cringed away from the blow. |
| draw back | Steep; pass through a strainer. |
| feel abhorrence at | Pass one’s hands over the sexual organs of. |
| feel disgust at | Undergo passive experience of. |
| feel revulsion at | Be felt or perceived in a certain way. |
| flinch | Draw back, as with fear or pain. She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf. |
| fly back | Cause to fly or float. |
| funk | Draw back, as with fear or pain. I could have seen him this morning but I funked it. |
| hesitate at | Interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing. |
| jerk back | Pull, or move with a sudden movement. |
| jump back | Bypass. |
| kick | Chiefly in rugby score a goal by a kick. He kicked the door open. |
| kick back | Spring back, as from a forceful thrust. |
| pull back | Operate when rowing a boat. |
| quail | Draw back, as with fear or pain. |
| rebound | (of an event or action) have an unexpected adverse consequence for (someone, especially the person responsible for it. Nicholas s tricks are rebounding on him. |
| rebound on | Spring back; spring away from an impact. |
| resile | Abandon a position or a course of action. The rubber tubes resile. |
| reverberate | Spring back; spring away from an impact. The waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building. |
| ricochet | Appear to move with a series of ricochets. They fired off a couple of rounds ricocheting the bullets against a wall. |
| shrink | Reduce in size; reduce physically. Hot water will shrink the sweater. |
| shrink from | Wither, as with a loss of moisture. |
| shy away from | Throw quickly. |
| spring | Move rapidly or suddenly from a constrained position by or as if by the action of a spring. The president sought to spring the hostages. |
| spring back | Spring back spring away from an impact. |
| squinch | Cross one’s eyes as if in strabismus. |
| take a hop | Interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression. |
| wince | Make a face indicating disgust or dislike. She winced when she heard his pompous speech. |
| backlash | Degree of play between parts of a mechanism. Typical gearbox backlash in these systems is 2. |
| boggle | Overcome with amazement. You never boggle at plain speaking. |
| bounce | Hit something so that it bounces. The bank bounced the cheque. |
| cringe | Experience an inward shiver of embarrassment or disgust. He cringed away from the blow. |
| deaden | Make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation. Ether was used to deaden the pain. |
| decrease | The amount by which something decreases. The population of the area has decreased radically. |
| depletion | The act of decreasing something markedly. The depletion of the ozone layer. |
| diminish | Lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of. The trial has aged and diminished him. |
| downgrade | Reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance. Downgrades by debt rating agencies outnumber upgrades by five to one. |
| duck | A female duck. A tangy stew of duck lamb and sausage. |
| dwindle | Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength. Traffic has dwindled to a trickle. |
| fade | (of a radio signal) gradually lose intensity. He scores on a beautiful fade pass to the back of the end zone. |
| flinch | An act of flinching. She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf. |
| forth | From a particular thing or place or position forth is obsolete. Go forth and preach. |
| languish | Become feeble. The prisoner has been languishing for years in the dungeon. |
| leap | Cause to jump or leap. He leapt on to the parapet. |
| lessen | Make or become less; diminish. The warmth of the afternoon lessened. |
| pounce | The act of pouncing. As he watched a mink pounced on the vole. |
| provoke | Evoke or provoke to appear or occur. A teacher can provoke you into working harder. |
| rebound | The act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot. They revealed a big rebound in profits for last year. |
| retrench | (of an organization or individual) reduce costs or spending in response to economic difficulty. Right wing parties which seek to retrench the welfare state. |
| shrink | Become smaller or draw together. Hot water will shrink the sweater. |
| shrivel | Decrease in size, range, or extent. As American interest shrivelled so did the government s. |
| spring | Spring back spring away from an impact. He might spring a few shillings more. |
| squat | An exercise in which a person squats down and rises again while holding a barbell across one s shoulders. The building squatted low. |
| wane | (of a state or feeling) decrease in vigour or extent; become weaker. Interest in the project waned. |
| wilt | Any of a number of fungal or bacterial diseases of plants characterized by wilting of the foliage. Lady Beresford was beginning to wilt as she greeted the long line of guests. |
| wince | A reflex response to sudden pain. He winced at the disgust in her voice. |
| wither | Wither as with a loss of moisture. The flesh had withered away. |
| wizened | Shrivelled or wrinkled with age. A wizened weather beaten old man. |
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