Antonyms for re-coils
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : ree-koil |
Phonetic Transcription : riˈkɔɪl |
- accept
- accomplish
- achieve
- advance
- aid
- allow
- apathy
- arrival
- arrive
- ask
- be brave
- be still
- begin
- calm
- cause
- cease
- combine
- come
- come in
- come out
- coming
- complete
- conclude
- confront
- continuation
- continue
- debt
- depart
- departure
- destroy
- deteriorate
- develop
- die
- dispute
- dissent
- end
- enervation
- engage
- enter
- exit
- face
- failure
- fight
- finish
- forge
- forward
- go direct
- go forward
- grow
- halt
- help
- hold
- hurt
- idle
- idleness
- ignore
- inactivity
- join
- keep
- laziness
- leave
- leaving
- let go
- let in
- lethargy
- like
- liking
- lose
- loss
- love
- loving
- make easier
- make well
- meet
- meeting
- OK
- pay
- payment
- permit
- persevere
- persist
- progress
- question
- quieten
- refuse
- reject
- remain
- request
- result
- ruin
- seek
- stagnate
- start
- stay
- stay on path
- steady
- stop
- straighten
- stretch
- succeed
- take
- take on
- unbind
- unite
- unrestrict
- untwist
- uphold
- want
- weaken
- work
Definition of re-coils
- As in avoidance : noun eluding; preventing
- As in reaction : noun response
- As in backlash : noun adverse reaction
- As in repercussion : noun consequence
- As in return : noun coming again
- As in revulsion : noun disgust, hatred
- As in spring : noun jump, skip
- As in bounce : noun spring
- As in resilience : noun elasticity
- As in resiliency : noun resilience
- As in meander : verb wander, zigzag
- As in avoid : verb refrain or stay away from; prevent
- As in quail : verb cower, shrink
- As in react : verb respond; conduct oneself
- As in back down : verb back off
- As in rebound : verb bounce back; ricochet
- As in backfire : verb have an opposite effect
- As in recoil : verb shrink away
- As in retreat : verb pull back, go away
- As in return : verb go back, turn back
- As in reverberate : verb vibrate in sound
- As in ricochet : verb rebound
- As in balk : verb stop short
- As in spring : verb jump, skip
- As in start : verb flinch
- As in turn : verb reverse; change course
- As in wince : verb draw back
- As in withdraw : verb remove something or someone from situation
- As in writhe : verb contort; toss back and forth
- As in blanch : verb become afraid
- As in boomerang : verb backfire
- As in bounce : verb spring up; rebound
- As in bound : verb jump, bounce
- As in redound : verb be deflected
- As in blench : verb flinch
- As in recrudesce : verb return
- As in cower : verb hide, hover in fear
- As in draw back : verb retract from position
- As in fall back : verb retreat
- As in flinch : verb shy away, wince
Synonyms for re-coils
- abandon
- abhorrence
- abjure
- abomination
- about-face
- absent oneself
- absention
- abstain
- accede
- acknowledge
- acknowledgment
- acquiesce
- act
- admit
- agonize
- aim
- alter
- alternate
- animation
- answer
- answer back
- appearance
- apple-polish
- arrival
- attitude
- aversion
- avert
- avoid
- back
- back away
- back down
- back off
- back out
- back pedal
- back talk
- back up
- backfire
- backlash
- backslide
- backtrack
- bail out
- balk
- be affected
- be all over the map
- beat it
- beg off
- behave
- bend
- blanch
- blench
- blink
- blow
- bob
- bolt
- book
- boomerang
- bootlick
- bounce
- bounce back
- bounciness
- bound
- bow out
- brownnose
- buck
- bump
- buoyancy
- bypass
- call off
- cancel
- caper
- capsize
- carom
- cave in
- chain reaction
- change
- change position
- check out
- chicken out
- circle back
- circumlocute
- circumvent
- circumvention
- come again
- come back
- come home to roost
- comeback
- coming
- compensation
- concede
- convalesce
- convert
- cop out
- counter
- counteraction
- counterbalance
- counterpoise
- cower
- cramp
- crimp
- cringe
- crouch
- curve
- dart
- decamp
- deduct
- deflect
- delay
- demur
- depart
- departure
- desist
- detach
- detestation
- detour
- detract
- deviate
- digress
- direct
- disappoint
- discount
- disengage
- dislike
- distaste
- distort
- ditch
- diverge
- divert
- dodge
- dodging
- double back
- double-take
- draw away
- draw back
- drift
- droop
- drop out
- duck
- dynamism
- ease out
- ebb
- echo
- effect
- elasticity
- eliminate
- elude
- elusion
- energy
- entrance
- entry
- escape
- escapism
- eschew
- eschewal
- evacuate
- evade
- evasion
- exfiltrate
- exit
- extract
- extravagate
- face about
- fail
- faint
- fake out
- fall back
- fallout
- falter
- fawn
- feedback
- feel
- feeling
- fend off
- flak
- flee
- flexibility
- flight
- flinch
- flop
- fly back
- fold
- follow-through
- follow-up
- forbearance
- frisk
- function
- gallivant
- gambol
- get away
- get back at
- get back on one's feet
- get better
- get in shape
- get lost
- get off
- get sidetracked
- get well
- give
- give a snappy comeback
- give back
- give ground
- give in
- give the slip
- give up
- give way
- glance off
- go
- go again
- go along with
- go back
- go back on
- grimace
- grovel
- hand over
- hark back to
- hate
- have a funny feeling
- have cold feet
- have no fight left
- have vibes
- heal
- hesitate
- hide
- hippety hop
- hit
- hold back
- hold off
- homecoming
- honey
- hop
- horror
- hurdle
- impact
- imprint
- incline
- influence
- inverse
- invert
- jerk
- jerk up and down
- jib
- jounce
- jump
- jump the gun
- keep aloof
- keep apart
- keep clear
- kick
- kick back
- kickback
- knee-jerk
- kowtow
- lay down
- lay low
- leap
- leave
- life
- lip
- liveliness
- loathing
- loop
- lop
- lope
- make a comeback
- make a face
- make oneself scarce
- mark
- mend
- miscarry
- move
- move back
- nonparticipation
- obviate
- occurrence
- operate
- opinion
- opt out
- overcome
- pale
- parry
- passive resistance
- pep
- peregrinate
- perform
- phase out
- pick up
- pivot
- pliancy
- pounce
- prance
- prevention
- proceed
- pull back
- pull out
- pull through
- quail
- quake
- quaver
- quit
- rally
- ramble
- range
- re-echo
- react
- reaction
- reagency
- reappear
- reappearance
- rebound
- recant
- recede
- reception
- receptivity
- recession
- rechannel
- reciprocate
- reciprocation
- recoil
- recoiling
- recompense
- recompensing
- reconsider
- recovery
- recrudesce
- recrudescence
- recuperate
- recur
- recurrence
- redirect
- redound
- reecho
- reel
- reel back
- reel in
- reenter
- reestablishment
- reexamine
- reflection
- reflex
- refuse
- regain one's health
- regress
- reinstatement
- rejoinder
- rejuvenate
- relapse
- relinquish
- renege
- reoccur
- reoccurrence
- repair
- repeat
- repercussion
- replacement
- reply
- repossession
- repugnance
- repulsion
- resentment
- resign
- resile
- resilience
- resist
- resistance
- resound
- response
- restitution
- restoration
- restoring
- restraint
- result
- retaliation
- retire
- retort
- retrace
- retrace steps
- retreat
- retroaction
- retrocede
- retrograde
- return
- return to form
- reverberate
- reverberation
- reverse
- reversion
- revert
- revisit
- revisitation
- revive
- revolve
- revulsion
- ricochet
- ring
- roam
- rotate
- rove
- run
- run along
- run for cover
- run-around
- saltate
- saltation
- sass
- secede
- seclude oneself
- self-restraint
- sequester
- shake
- shake and bake
- shake off
- sheathe
- sheer
- shift
- shirk
- shirking
- shrink
- shrink back
- shrink from
- shudder
- shuffle off
- shun
- shunning
- shunt
- shy
- shy away
- side effect
- sidestep
- sidetrack
- skip
- skip out on
- skip town
- skirt
- skitter
- skulk
- snake
- snap
- snap back
- snappy comeback
- sneak
- spinoff
- spring
- spring back
- springiness
- squinch
- squirm
- start
- start anew
- start back
- startle
- stay away
- stay out
- steer clear of
- steering clear of
- step aside
- step back
- stick
- stickle
- stray
- stroll
- struggle
- submit
- subtract
- subvert
- suffer
- surrender
- sway
- swerve
- swing
- swirl
- switch
- tack
- take
- take a hike
- take away
- take back
- take leave
- take off
- take out
- talk back
- tangle
- thrash
- thresh
- thump
- toady
- traipse
- transform
- tremble
- trip
- truckle
- turn
- turn aside
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn tail
- twine
- twist
- twitch
- upset
- upset apple cart
- vacate
- vagabond
- vary
- vault
- veer
- vibes
- vigor
- vitality
- vivacity
- volte-face
- ward off
- waver
- waves
- weave
- wheel
- whip
- whirl
- wiggle
- wimp out
- wince
- wind
- wisecrack
- withdraw
- withdraw from agreement or statement
- work
- worm
- wriggle
- yield
- zigzag
- zip
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