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Synonyms for recoil in English

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Detailed Synonyms for recoil in English

recoil:

recoil [the ~] noun

  1. the recoil
    the recoil; the rebound; the kick
  2. the recoil
    – a movement back from an impact 1
    the rebound; the repercussion; the recoil; the backlash
    – a movement back from an impact 1
  3. the recoil
    – the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired 1
    the kick; the recoil
    – the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired 1

to recoil verb (recoils, recoiled, recoiling)

  1. to recoil
    to recoil; to shrink back; recoil from; to withdraw; to shrink
    • recoil verb (recoils, recoiled, recoiling)
    • shrink back verb (shrinks back, shrank back, shrinking back)
    • withdraw verb (withdraws, withdrew, withdrawing)
    • shrink verb (shrinks, shrank, shrinking)
  2. to recoil
    to rebound; to recoil
    • rebound verb (rebounds, rebounded, rebounding)
    • recoil verb (recoils, recoiled, recoiling)
  3. to recoil
    – spring back, as from a forceful thrust 1
    to kick; to recoil; to kick back
    – spring back, as from a forceful thrust 1
    • kick verb (kicks, kicked, kicking)
      • The gun kicked back into my shoulder1
    • recoil verb (recoils, recoiled, recoiling)
    • kick back verb (kicks back, kicked back, kicking back)
  4. to recoil
    – spring back; spring away from an impact 1
    to bound; to spring; to bounce; to rebound; to recoil; to reverberate; to ricochet; take a hop; resile
    – spring back; spring away from an impact 1
    • bound verb (bounds, bounded, bounding)
    • spring verb (springs, sprang, springing)
    • bounce verb (bounces, bounced, bouncing)
      • The rubber ball bounced1
    • rebound verb (rebounds, rebounded, rebounding)
    • recoil verb (recoils, recoiled, recoiling)
    • reverberate verb (reverberates, reverberated, reverberating)
    • ricochet verb (ricochets, ricocheted, ricocheting)
    • take a hop verb
    • resile verb
      • These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide1
  5. to recoil
    – draw back, as with fear or pain 1
    to shrink; to recoil; to flinch; funk; quail; wince; cringe; squinch
    – draw back, as with fear or pain 1
    • shrink verb (shrinks, shrank, shrinking)
    • recoil verb (recoils, recoiled, recoiling)
    • flinch verb (flinches, flinched, flinching)
      • she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf1
    • funk verb
    • quail verb
    • wince verb
    • cringe verb
    • squinch verb
  6. to recoil
    – come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect 1
    to recoil; backfire; backlash
    – come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect 1
    • recoil verb (recoils, recoiled, recoiling)
    • backfire verb
      • Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble1
    • backlash verb

Conjugations for recoil:

present
  1. recoil
  2. recoil
  3. recoils
  4. recoil
  5. recoil
  6. recoil
simple past
  1. recoiled
  2. recoiled
  3. recoiled
  4. recoiled
  5. recoiled
  6. recoiled
present perfect
  1. have recoiled
  2. have recoiled
  3. has recoiled
  4. have recoiled
  5. have recoiled
  6. have recoiled
past continuous
  1. was recoiling
  2. were recoiling
  3. was recoiling
  4. were recoiling
  5. were recoiling
  6. were recoiling
future
  1. shall recoil
  2. will recoil
  3. will recoil
  4. shall recoil
  5. will recoil
  6. will recoil
continuous present
  1. am recoiling
  2. are recoiling
  3. is recoiling
  4. are recoiling
  5. are recoiling
  6. are recoiling
subjunctive
  1. be recoiled
  2. be recoiled
  3. be recoiled
  4. be recoiled
  5. be recoiled
  6. be recoiled
diverse
  1. recoil!
  2. let's recoil!
  5. recoiled
  6. recoiling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

recoil

  1. recoil
    kick; recoil

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Related Definitions for "recoil":

  1. a movement back from an impact1
  2. the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired1
  3. spring back, as from a forceful thrust1
  4. spring back; spring away from an impact1
  5. draw back, as with fear or pain1
  6. come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect1

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