Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: recoils

Synonyms:

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Usage examples:

Most likely, Attorney General Merrick Garland recoils at the idea of sending a former President of the United States to prison.

Source: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Trump-Will-Not-be-Presiden-Donald-Trump_Merrick-Garland_Trump_Trump-Approval-Ratings-231002-780.html

Reconnecting with well-meaning friends to celebrate her partner’s birthday, Mia viscerally recoils from the candle-adorned cake – it opens a door to a buried recollection of the attack – and instead hides from her guests in the bathroom with her cat.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/aug/06/paris-memories-review-soulful-portrait-of-a-terrorist-attack-survivor-alice-winocour-virginie-efira-paris-attacks-bataclan-arvo-part

The mind recoils and rebels against helplessness and looks for a narrative that "makes sense” of these real frustrations and problems, a narrative that Fox News and many conservative thought-leaders provide in their assertions about the seven deadly sins.

Source: https://www.salon.com/2023/12/03/fox-news-7-sins-how-the-network-hooks-viewers-on-envy-and-fear/