Cringes

//ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒɪz//

Synonyms for "cringes" (123 found)

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Closest matches (25)

fawn flinch abase apple-polish avoid avoidance bend bend the knee bend the neck bend to blench blink bootlick bow bow and scrape bow down bow to brown-nose cower crawl

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Slang(1 words)

Verb(3 words)

cower crawl creep

Strong matches (37)

cringe to croodle crouch crouch before curtsy defer do homage do obeisance dodge draw back draw in duck eat dirt evade evasion fade fall back fallback flatter funk

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genuflect get down grovel hang back hunch hunch down jib

Noun(1 words)

cringeworthiness

Adjective(5 words)

cringeworthy cringeworthy or uncool cursed démodé inducing awkwardness or secondhand embarrassment

Verb(4 words)

fawn flinch funk grovel

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Don't kill the part of you that is cringe. Kill the part of you that cringes.

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