Synonyms of balked (at)

balked (at)

verb

past tense of balk (at)

as in refused

to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to

she balked at lending him any more money

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refused
• rejected
• declined
• passed up
• ignored
• turned down
• denied
• threw over
• passed
• avoided
• disputed
• dismissed
• vetoed
• disapproved
• threw out
• spurned
• withdrew
• nixed
• deselected
• forbade
• repudiated
• refrained (from)
• turned one's back on
• reprobated
• blew off
• negatived
• prohibited
• abstained (from)
• shot down
• overruled
• disdained
• disagreed (with)
• proscribed
• took back
• rebuffed
• forbad
• scouted
• recalled
• scorned
• renounced
• retracted
• stuck
• backed off
• disclaimed
• revoked
• disavowed
• contradicted
• gainsaid
• backed down
• forbore
• refuted
• recanted
• abjured
• disproved
• disowned
• rebutted
• bypassed
• negated
• unsaid
• foreswore
• forswore
• detoured
• disallowed
• controverted
• backtracked
• reneged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agreed (to)
• approved
• accepted
• received
• adopted
• tolerated
• took
• swallowed
• welcomed
• agreed
• embraced
• selected
• acquiesced
• consented
• chose
• condoned
• supported
• countenanced
• assented
• acceded
• espoused
• handpicked