Then straight, for doubtful was our answer there, / he knew him taken in the foemen's toils. / Shuddering, he checks his voice, and back his foot recoils.
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Recoils
Synonyms for "recoils" (224 found)
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contradictioncontrapositioncontrarietycontrecoupcountercounteractioncounterblastcounterblowcounterpositioncounterstrokecounterworkingcowercrankinesscringecrotchetinessdemurdemurraldiffidencedisapprove ofdissent
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lash backlook askance atmake bones aboutmarkmodestynonconformityobjectionoppositionopposureoppugnanceoppugnancyparrypauseperversenessprintprotestpullpull awaypull backpullback
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pulloutpussyfootput offquailquakequalmqualm of consciencequalmishnessreactionreboundrebuffrecalcitrancerecalcitraterecalcitrationreciprocationreelreel backreflexrenitencyrepercussrepercussionreplyrepugnancerepulseresileresilienceresistanceresponseretaliationretortretreatreturnrevoltrevolt atricochetscruplescrupulosityscrupulousnessshakesheer offshiftshift offshow distaste forshrinkshrink backshrink fromshrinkingshuddershudder atshyshy atshy awayshy offshynesssidestepsidesteppingsnap backspringspring backsquinchstartstart asidestart backstep asidestickstick atsticklesticklingstrainswerveswimming upstreamtrembleturn asideward offwaverweaselweasel outwincewithdrawwrithe
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The sensitive mind recoils with indignation, disgust, and horror from the picture presented.
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