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

Need another word that means the same as “wince”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “wince” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Wince” are: cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, grimace, pull a face

Wince as a Noun

Definitions of "Wince" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “wince” as a noun can have the following definitions:

  • The facial expression of sudden pain.
  • An instance of wincing.
  • A reflex response to sudden pain.

Synonyms of "Wince" as a noun (2 Words)

flinchAn act of flinching.
Don t call me that he said with a flinch.
grimaceAn ugly, twisted expression on a person’s face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.
She made a grimace at the prospect.

Wince as a Verb

Definitions of "Wince" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “wince” as a verb can have the following definitions:

  • Make a face indicating disgust or dislike.
  • Make a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of pain or distress.
  • Draw back, as with fear or pain.

Synonyms of "Wince" as a verb (9 Words)

cringeShow submission or fear.
He cringed away from the blow.
flinchDraw back, as with fear or pain.
She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf.
funkDraw back, as with fear or pain.
I could have seen him this morning but I funked it.
grimaceMake a grimace.
He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do.
pull a faceRein in to keep from winning a race.
quailDraw back, as with fear or pain.
recoilRebound or spring back through force of impact or elasticity.
The muscle has the ability to recoil.
shrinkReduce in size; reduce physically.
Hot water will shrink the sweater.
squinchCrouch down.

Usage Examples of "Wince" as a verb

  • She winced when she heard his pompous speech.
  • He winced at the disgust in her voice.

Associations of "Wince" (30 Words)

abateBecome less in amount or intensity.
Nothing abated his crusading zeal.
backlashA strong negative reaction by a large number of people, especially to a social or political development.
Typical gearbox backlash in these systems is 2.
boggle(of a person or their mind) be astonished or baffled when trying to imagine something.
The mind boggles at the spectacle.
cringeExperience an inward shiver of embarrassment or disgust.
He cringed away from the blow.
curtailTerminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent.
Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries.
deadenDeprive of force or vitality; stultify.
The syllabus has deadened the teaching process.
decreaseDecrease in size extent or range.
A decrease in births.
decrementAn amount by which something is reduced or diminished.
The dose was reduced by 10 mg weekly decrements.
depletionReduction in the number or quantity of something.
The depletion of the ozone layer.
diminishLessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of.
The new law is expected to diminish the government s chances.
downgradeThe property possessed by a slope or surface that descends.
Some jobs had gradually been downgraded from skilled to semi skilled.
duckThe meat of a duck as food.
Before he could duck another stone struck him.
dwindleDiminish gradually in size, amount, or strength.
Her savings dwindled down.
fadeThe process of becoming less bright.
When they get to the 18th the ideal shot is a fade.
flinchAn act of flinching.
She flinched at the acidity in his voice.
lessenDecrease in size, extent, or range.
The years have lessened the gap in age between us.
nestOf a bird or other animal use or build a nest.
Nested bowls.
reboundThe act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot.
He had twenty two points and six rebounds and missed only three shots.
recoilThe action of recoiling.
His body jerked with the recoil of the rifle.
retrenchMake a reduction, as in one’s workforce.
If people are forced to retrench their expenditure trade will suffer.
shrinkBe averse to or unwilling to do (something difficult or unappealing.
I don t shrink from my responsibilities.
shrivelCause to feel worthless or insignificant.
A heatwave so intense that it shrivelled the grapes in every vineyard.
sitA period of sitting.
Kelly had been cat sitting for me.
spoonbillA tall mainly white or pinkish wading bird related to ibises, having a long bill with a very broad flat tip.
squatIn gymnastics an exercise involving a squatting movement or action.
He was muscular and squat.
swanMove about or go somewhere in a casual, irresponsible, or ostentatious way.
Swanning around Europe nowadays are we.
wane(of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.
Interest in the project waned.
webbed(of fingers or toes) abnormally united for all or part of their length by a fold of skin.
A heavy webbed strap.
wiltAny of a number of fungal or bacterial diseases of plants characterized by wilting of the foliage.
The flowers wilted.
witherWither as with a loss of moisture.
The flesh had withered away.

Leave a Comment