Synonyms of balks (at)

balks (at)

verb

present tense third-person singular of balk (at)

as in refuses

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

she balked at lending him any more money

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refuses
• rejects
• declines
• passes up
• ignores
• throws over
• passes
• denies
• turns down
• disputes
• disapproves
• avoids
• throws out
• dismisses
• vetoes
• withdraws
• spurns
• nixes
• forbids
• deselects
• repudiates
• blows off
• reprobates
• turns one's back on
• negatives
• refrains (from)
• disagrees (with)
• shoots down
• disdains
• overrules
• abstains (from)
• foreswears
• prohibits
• rebuffs
• takes back
• scouts
• recalls
• proscribes
• retracts
• unsays
• scorns
• forbears
• renounces
• contradicts
• disavows
• disclaims
• refutes
• gainsays
• revokes
• backs off
• sticks
• disproves
• abjures
• forswears
• recants
• backs down
• bypasses
• disowns
• negates
• detours
• rebuts
• disallows
• backtracks
• controverts
• reneges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agrees (to)
• accepts
• approves
• receives
• takes
• swallows
• welcomes
• tolerates
• adopts
• agrees
• embraces
• condones
• consents
• chooses
• acquiesces
• selects
• countenances
• assents
• supports
• accedes
• espouses
• handpicks