Cringe

/kɹɪnd͡ʒ/

Synonyms for "cringe" (157 found)

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Closest matches (32)

abase apple-polish avoid avoidance bendbend the kneebend the neckbend toblench blink bootlick bowbow and scrapebow downbow tobrown-nose cower crawl

Verb(7 words)

abash blenched blenches cower cowered cowers crawl

Adjective(2 words)

abashed afeared

Slang(1 words)

awkward

Noun(4 words)

awkwardness blenching blush cowering

Strong matches (47)

creepcringe tocroodle crouchcrouch beforecurtsy deferdo homagedo obeisancedodgedraw backdraw induckeat dirtevade evasion fadefall backfallback fawn

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flatter flinch funk genuflectget downgrovelhang backhunch

Verb(8 words)

creep fawn flinch flinched funk grovel groveled grovelled

Noun(11 words)

cringe triggerdiscomfortdiscomfort cueembarrassmentembarrassment cuefacepalm facepalming facepalms flinch flinches flinching

Related words (78)

hunch downjib kneelkneel toknuckle tokowtowlick the dustlickspittle prostratepull backpull inpull outpullback pullout quail quiver recoil reelreel backretract

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retreatscrouch downsheer offshrinkshrink backshy sidestep skulk slaver slink sneak squat startstart asidestart backstoop swerve toadeat toady tremble truckletruckle toturn asidewallow weaselweasel outwelter wince withdraw

Verb(12 words)

kowtowed quail quailed recoil recoiled recoiling shrink shuddered squinch wince winced yucks

Noun(16 words)

oh noquailing quails recoil shame shrink shudder shudders squirm ugh wimp wimps wince winces wincing yikes

Adjective(1 words)

unfashionable

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

15 entries

bend disgrace emotionemotional reactionexclamation flex gesture ignominy interjection motion move reflex response shamesocial response

More specific

13 entries

audible cringeawkward momentfacial cringeflinchnorm violationoh norecoilsecondhand embarrassmentsquirmvicarious embarrassmentwince withdraw yikes

Collocations

12 entries

cringe behaviorcringe contentcringe culturecringe humorcringe momentcringe reactioncringe reflexcringe responsecringe videocringeworthy cringinesscultural cringe

Inflections

3 entries

cringed cringes cringing

Derivations

5 entries

cringer cringeworthy cringey cringiness cringingly

slang related

2 entries

embarrassing yikes

Sample sentences

41 total sentences available.

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That ad is pure cringe.

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Why don't you calm down? You're really making me cringe.

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It made me cringe.

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I cringe every time I think about Tom.

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