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recoilUK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations verb: /rɪˈkɔɪl/, noun: /ˈriːkɔɪl/ US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/v. rɪˈkɔɪl; n. ˈriˌkɔɪl, rɪˈkɔɪl/ US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. ri koil′; n. rē′koil′, ri koil′) recoil WordReference English Thesaurus © 2026 Synonyms: withdraw Collocations, turn away, shrink from, draw back, step back, pull back, start back, flinch Collocations, start Collocations, demur, blink Collocations, shirk, falter Collocations, dodge Collocations, swerve Collocations, wince Collocations, cringe Collocations, duck Collocations, quail Collocations, retreat Collocations, backfire, hedge Collocations, baulk 🗣️Recent forum discussions about thesaurus entries: and it was all he could do not to recoil in horror - English Only forum
<assuming a garb> from which my natural instincts recoil - English Only forum Backlash vs. backfire vs. recoil - English Only forum it can lead our sympathy away in recoil from things gone dead - English Only forum Question about “Recoil at” VS “recoil from” - English Only forum recoil in/with - English Only forum Reflexive recoil - English Only forum She saw him go pale, and <recoil under this> - English Only forum was only caught in the general, popular <recoil of the young against convention> - English Only forum
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