Synonyms of cringes

cringes

verb

present tense third-person singular of cringe

1

as in winces

to draw back in fear, pain, or disgust

gruesome crime scene photos that made several jurors cringe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• winces
• recoils
• flinches
• shudders
• hesitates
• shrinks
• trembles
• shakes
• quivers
• blenches
• crouches
• pales
• quails
• squinches
• whitens
• blanches
• withdraws
• retreats
• quakes
• twitches
• falters
• recedes
• jerks
• wavers
• retires
• starts
• reels

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advances
• approaches
• nears
• confronts
• faces
• challenges
• defies
• beards

2

as in flinches

to draw back or crouch down in fearful submission

the puppy cringed when his master raised the rolled-up newspaper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flinches
• cowers
• recoils
• grovels
• quails
• blanches
• shrinks
• whitens
• kowtows
• fawns
• blenches
• squinches
• toadies