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What is another word for
baulk
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Verb
To suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust
To be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking
To hesitate or be undecisive in accepting an idea or undertaking
To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim
To stop, hinder or impede the flow or progress of
To thwart or act against
To avoid providing a clear answer or statement
To stand or pull back physically, typically into a defensive, aggressive or fearful posture
To avoid giving a direct answer to (a question)
To disturb the composure of
To use unfair means to deprive (someone) of (something)
To disregard the rules and refuse to conform
To complain or raise objections
To stop and refuse to go forward (usually of a horse)
Noun
Something that encumbers progress or movement
A long, sturdy piece of timber or metal
The emotion of not having one's expectations met
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▲
Verb
▲
To suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust
cringe
flinch
recoil
blench
quail
start
shrink
dodge
shirk
falter
shudder
shy
cower
quake
demur
swerve
duck
reel
flinch from
recoil from
pull back
draw back
wince
buck
squinch
waver
tremble
baulk
UK
jerk
jolt
jump
squirm
shake
shiver
quiver
twitch
rear
take fright
react
jump back
shrink back
blanch
bolt
shy away
back away
get cold feet
startle
crouch
grovel
shrink away
back off
hesitate
grimace
quaver
faint
droop
jib
gasp
scowl
turn
pull a face
show fear
have cold feet
make a face
retreat
withdraw
refuse
retire
slink
hang back
spring back
start back
jerk back
fall back
lurch
bounce
jounce
hoick
hitch
flick
bump
jog
yank
fling
convulse
bang
move suddenly
more ❯
“The only price to be paid is the irritation of those who
balk
at the sight of a greedy quasi-criminal being honored by the Queen.”
Verb
▲
To be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking
eschew
desist
disdain
jib
resist
scorn
shrink from
refuse
demur from
quail at
refuse to
shy away
draw back from
jib at
not like to
rein in
scruple to
shy from
stop short
turn down
be reluctant to
hate to
take exception to
be unwilling to
draw the line at
“Parents concerned about allergies may
balk
at the idea of keeping pets around children.”
Verb
▲
To hesitate or be undecisive in accepting an idea or undertaking
hesitate
waver
vacillate
dither
scruple
dawdle
equivocate
doubt
be indecisive
dilly-dally
hesitate over
hum and haw
be unsure
be uncertain
think twice
hold back
be doubtful
hem and haw
be hesitant
sit on fence
temporize
US
temporise
UK
falter
stall
delay
fluctuate
teeter
haver
stagger
pause
swither
wobble
oscillate
halt
dally
wabble
linger
wait
hedge
alternate
shillyshally
tergiversate
demur
dillydally
hover
seesaw
pussyfoot
stumble
defer
deliberate
stop
boggle
flounder
ponder
debate
weigh
hang
mammer
shilly-shally
hang back
be reluctant
hold off
be unwilling
shy away
pull back
think about
baulk
UK
blow hot and cold
be undecided
procrastinate
balance
pussyfoot around
be irresolute
tarry
sit on the fence
prevaricate
lag
yo-yo
drag your feet
hang fire
waffle
take one's time
be ambivalent
filibuster
stonewall
drag your heels
flip-flop
drag
poke
be in two minds
use delaying tactics
put off
waste time
take your time
beat about the bush
play for time
chop and change
change mind
sway
diddle
crawl
see-saw
creep
trifle
straggle
run hot and cold
get cold feet
faff about
loiter
lollygag
mope
lallygag
second-guessing yourself
have doubts
hang around
hang about
be unable to make up your mind
beat around the bush
dodge the issue
play a waiting game
be non-committal
evade the issue
quibble
parry questions
fudge the issue
flannel
vary
change
gain time
duck the question
postpone
dodge
idle
express misgivings
express reluctance
express reservations
faff around
while away time
putter
mince words
buy time
stay put
mark time
kill time
wait and see
keep changing your mind
lag behind
be unable to decide
goof off
kick the can down the road
put off doing something
mess about
let the grass grow under one's feet
be dilatory
go from one extreme to the other
wobble about
have misgivings
doubt yourself
be on the fence
will and will not
potter
swing
flicker
refuse
shy
jib
tremble
quiver
mess around
trim
shudder
palter
loll
slouch
um and ah
whiffle waffle
move slowly
be on the horns of a dilemma
adjourn
retard
prolong
protract
be long
sit around
fool around
be tardy
be cagey
goldbrick
cool
stay back
shrink back
stay
stay in the background
be reluctant to come forward
amble
plod
totter
fudge
postpone action
defer action
let something slide
take a raincheck
suspend action
evade
sidestep
weasel
duck
wait around
avoid
be tentative
hang on
be slow
fall behind
horse around
potter round
potter around
potter about
not keep pace
tergiverse
shuck
be divided
cop out
be noncommittal
pass the buck
cop a plea
sidestep the issue
be vague
hedge your bets
shuffle around
be evasive
give the run around
feel uncertain
wonder about
dance around
euphemize
tapdance
think something unlikely
be dubious
lack conviction
be sceptical
harbour suspicions about
have hesitations about
express suspicions about
have reservations about
express reservations about
entertain doubts about
harbour reservations about
have suspicions about
fluctuate on
have doubts about
feel uneasy about
fudge and mudge
back and fill
beg the question
bide
distract
divert
warm a chair
goof around
hang round
lose time
get no place fast
avoid the issue
hold over
more ❯
“He also feared the president would
balk
at his proposal for the director of the National Research Foundation to be selected by a board of presidential appointees rather than the president himself.”
Verb
▲
To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim
foil
thwart
baffle
check
frustrate
bar
hinder
prevent
obstruct
beat
defeat
forestall
counteract
impede
stall
stop
block
checkmate
curb
discomfit
halt
disconcert
circumvent
cramp
dash
disappoint
ruin
head off
cramp one's style
throw a curve
throw monkey wrench in
upset the applecart
hamper
stymie
baulk
UK
restrain
inhibit
trammel
hold up
scupper
scotch
handicap
fetter
hold back
derail
hamstring
outwit
interfere with
encumber
counter
hobble
snooker
spoil
crimp
shackle
foul up
manacle
put the kibosh on
clog
embarrass
oppose
handcuff
hog-tie
upset
short-circuit
stand in the way of
nip in the bud
tie up
crab
hang up
retard
cripple
put paid to
put a stop to
cumber
throw a spanner in the works
get in the way
delay
restrict
nobble
do for
put the mockers on
louse up
bilk
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
disrupt
cross
arrest
constrain
obviate
put the stopper on
deter
put a spoke in someone's wheel
screw up
interfere
slow down
get in the way of
smash
bork
entangle
undo
confound
avert
root
overturn
nullify
snafu
preclude
give the slip
neutralize
US
stonewall
prohibit
interrupt
take wind out of
neutralise
UK
queer someone's pitch
bind
overcome
queer
traverse
stifle
confuse
corner
conquer
anticipate
suppress
intercept
stump
take down
parry
stave off
mess up
repress
cook someone's goose
play off
bridle
inconvenience
curtail
contravene
debar
spike someone's guns
rattle
fend off
ward off
be a hindrance to
hold off
set back
put a brake on
cut off
drag your feet
give a hard time
shut out
chain
give the run around
countermove
deflect
divert
worst
throw
sabotage
triumph
gain
vanquish
brake
inc
halt in its tracks
throw a monkey wrench in the works
bottleneck
slow
weigh down
leash
tie
tie one's hands
debilitate
muzzle
burden
put off
prevent from making progress
scuttle
invalidate
box in
choke
throw a spoke in the wheel of
resist
repel
squash
avoid
freeze
faze
dam
repulse
dish
close off
shut off
shut down
saddle with
blank
counterplot
bury
blight
pour cold water on
put the damper on
put a damper on
throw cold water on
cause setback
get the better of
put end to
beat down
take wind out of sails
dampen
crush
quash
chill
cloud
puzzle
confront
mystify
forfend
crool
banjax
nonplus
wreak havoc with
cancel
negate
lick
annul
forbid
burst bubble
flummox
stave
interdict
put the lid on
dead-end
pigeonhole
shelve
keep lid on
defend against
turn aside
keep off
put an end to
rule out
keep at bay
dash one's hope
render null and void
choke off
hang fire
put on hold
throw a monkey wrench into
put on back burner
affect
disturb
remit
suspend
tamper
influence
intermit
jam
incommode
conflict
trouble
discommode
pre-empt
second-guess
help
preoccupy
forecast
monopolize
US
project
preempt
expect
foresee
envision
predict
get ahead of
monopolise
UK
get in before
stultify
shipwreck
provide against
steal a march on
beat someone to the punch
beat someone to it
beat someone to the draw
take the wind out of your sails
limit
keep back
control
withhold
evade
detain
sidestep
skirt
stay
steer clear of
circumnavigate
crack down on
reduce
smother
bypass
squelch
stamp out
pick off
slow up
cut short
dissuade from
escape
contain
withstand
keep
keep in check
keep under control
clamp down on
elude
stem
discourage
staunch
subdue
pause
shun
turn off
rebuff
quiet
rein in
make late
hold
muffle
hold in
head off at pass
hold down
bottle up
stem the flow of
bring to a standstill
play for time
draw away
act against
come down hard on
get out of
fend
finish
finish off
weaken
decelerate
keep from happening
keep waiting
wreck
ditch
crash
juke
unsettle
bring an end to
impair
suffocate
obscure
cause to wait
cause to stay
offset
buck
dodge
strangulate
commandeer
discontinue
damp
duck
bring to a close
make an end of
save
let
postpone
constipate
throttle
turn away
retardate
disadvise
scare
cool
be early
defer
protract
eschew
put the brakes on
take out of play
damp down
be one step ahead of
act in advance of
prepare for
rein
prorogue
get one's retaliation in first
terminate
swallow
confine
prolong
miss
govern
fight back
moderate
silence
talk out of
put back
back off
hold off on
bring to screeching halt
bog down
hold over
tame
choke back
regulate
quell
en garde
rebuke
fence
shield yourself from
shirk
hold at bay
gag
censor
diminish
lessen
act like a wet blanket
stanch
keep a lid on
pull in
slacken pace
bite back
cheat
decrease
procrastinate
clobber
nix
shake
indispose
dry up
hush
dummy up
shut up
shush
tongue-tie
ice
quieten
still
cork
waste time
strangle at birth
kick the can down the road
buy time
employ delaying tactics
filibuster
cut in
take away
outlaw
sandbag
enjoin
ward
keep in
put on brakes
more ❯
“He knew their enemies would do anything to
balk
his attempts to secure the entire estate for Mrs. King.”
Verb
▲
To stop, hinder or impede the flow or progress of
retard
hinder
impede
hamper
inhibit
curb
obstruct
check
restrain
restrict
handicap
delay
trammel
encumber
slow
hamstring
fetter
arrest
clog
stall
detain
interrupt
decelerate
stay
brake
cumber
slacken
baffle
crimp
lessen
choke
postpone
retardate
mire
defer
bog
hold back
hold up
slow down
interfere with
set back
keep back
slow up
put a brake on
bog down
hang up
shut down
close off
put back
shut off
take down
back off
choke off
let up
throw a spanner in the works
bring to screeching halt
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
thwart
stop
foil
halt
forestall
be a hindrance to
baulk
UK
get in the way of
temper
stunt
stymie
derail
block
cramp
withhold
hobble
pause
protract
repress
prevent
cripple
reduce
limit
curtail
remit
shelve
prorogue
deter
shackle
regulate
moderate
abate
lag
decrease
diminish
intermit
bar
prolong
confine
hold
frustrate
handcuff
put off
reef
quiet
loiter
qualify
procrastinate
embog
rein in
stave off
wind down
put the brakes on
cut back
lose steam
back-water
keep waiting
lose speed
cut down
anchor it
hold off on
make late
hold over
let down flaps
hit the brakes
hog-tie
stand in the way of
surcease
refrain
desist
rest
more ❯
Verb
▲
To thwart or act against
traverse
hinder
frustrate
obstruct
oppose
impede
check
thwart
baulk
UK
counter
cross
counteract
contradict
deny
combat
disaffirm
fight
gainsay
impugn
negate
resist
contravene
buck
contest
dispute
duel
negative
repel
withstand
go against
act against
refute
repudiate
reject
rebut
disprove
controvert
disconfirm
disavow
confute
disclaim
disown
disallow
challenge
explode
debunk
disagree with
discredit
argue with
declare untrue
dissent from
shoot down in flames
brush aside
shoot down
fly in the face of
naysay
argue
shoot full of holes
disagree
question
violate
break
infringe
undermine
breach
cancel
reverse
transgress
defy
disobey
thumbs down
cancel out
say the opposite of
call in question
fracture
flout
infract
traduce
offend
disregard
interpose
exclude
encroach
overstep
conflict with
interfere with
abjure
intrude
trespass
transgress against
fail to observe
fail to comply with
offend against
interfere
spurn
ignore
rebel against
set at naught
commit a breach of
refuse to obey
kick against
cock a snook at
pay no heed to
take no notice of
exceed
mock
neglect
go beyond
rebel
depart
set aside
not comply with
go counter to
dig your heels in
pay no attention to
be in breach of
deviate from
depart from
bypass
veto
scout
encroach upon
despise
contemn
tresspass against
renege on
fall foul of
dissent
violate law
take no account of
leave out
set your face against
ride roughshod over
hurl defiance at
thumb nose at
refuse to accept the authority of
kick over the traces
be at odds with
come out against
deviate
fall outside of
not conform to
bend the rules
revolt
riot
mutiny
strike
insurrect
revolution
decline
revolutionize
US
object
dare
shirk
desert
evade
misbehave
recalcitrate
differ
revolutionise
UK
run riot
not mind
be remiss
break rules
not listen
not heed
break the rules
rise in arms
refuse to comply
fly in face of
take law into own hands
more ❯
Verb
▲
To avoid providing a clear answer or statement
weasel
hedge
equivocate
waffle
tergiversate
fudge
pussyfoot
dodge
duck
sidestep
circumvent
elude
shirk
eschew
shuck
flee
renege
welsh
get around
cop out
hem and haw
lay low
put off
slip out
sneak away
tap dance
beat around the bush
give the runaround
dance around an issue
worm one's way out of
avoid
escape
shake
shun
lose
scape
skirt
finesse
ditch
bilk
give a wide berth
shy
run away from
body-swerve
shuffle out of
stay away from
steer clear of
evade
give the slip
keep your distance
lead on a merry chase
slip through the net of
leave behind
escape from
escape the clutches of
fly
get away from
break away from
end-run
baffle
weasel out of
shake off
baulk
UK
frustrate
outrun
give the slip to
stay shy of
double
get away
run from
be beyond
throw off the scent
slip through the net
run around
foil
outwit
thwart
slip away from
slip through your fingers
prevaricate
vacillate
flannel
quibble
stall
temporize
US
stonewall
tergiverse
hesitate
temporise
UK
shilly-shally
be evasive
be non-committal
dodge the issue
parry questions
evade the issue
fudge the issue
hum and haw
beat about the bush
shuffle around
pussyfoot around
sit on the fence
blow hot and cold
mince words
be noncommittal
give the run around
pass the buck
cop a plea
sidestep the issue
duck the question
be indecisive
be vague
hedge your bets
flip-flop
more ❯
Verb
▲
To stand or pull back physically, typically into a defensive, aggressive or fearful posture
rear back
recoil
retire
retreat
retract
shrink
pull back
back off
draw back
fall back
shrink away
give ground
withdraw
pull out
turn tail
flee
disengage
recede
give way
back out
shy away
back away
clear out
drop back
move away
go backward
beat a hasty retreat
beat a retreat
take flight
baulk
UK
leave
quit
move back
cower
shrink back
bolt
run away
escape
vamoose
split
beat it
drop out
run for it
flinch
skedaddle
run off
take off
scram
cringe
opt out
scarper
peel out
cut and run
make off
abandon
leg it
withdraw from
run
depart
hightail it
go away
decamp
blench
step back
quail
fly
grovel
contract out
back down
pull the plug
exit
evacuate
bail out
opt out of
hook it
skip off
regress
wriggle out
move out
bow out
go back
get out
pull away
make oneself scarce
distance oneself
resile
turn away
lose ground
crawfish
backpedal
quake
go down
retrogress
ebb
move further off
retrograde
draw away
retrocede
return
flow back
hang back
squinch
spring back
refuse
start back
shudder
slink
wince
jump back
crouch
start
jerk back
exclude oneself
dissociate
abstract
delink
weasel out
disassociate
stop participating
disengage from
recede from
resign
step down from
scratch from
secede
abstract oneself
pack in
resign from
pull
give up
pull out of
absent yourself
back out of
bow out of
chuck
walk away from
forsake
stop participating in
detach yourself
detach
head for the hills
bug out
fold
make a quick exit
take to your heels
cut out
break
elude
do a bunk
light out
take a powder
do a fade
make a getaway
evade
vacate
levant
skidoo
do a runner
fly the coop
make a break for it
make a run for it
go
show a clean pair of heels
more ❯
Verb
▲
To avoid giving a direct answer to (a question)
evade
parry
fence
fudge
hedge
avoid
bypass
circumvent
dodge
sidestep
baulk
UK
duck
equivocate
flannel
prevaricate
pussyfoot
stonewall
tergiversate
waffle
weasel
avoid answering
fend off
skirt round
be equivocal about
be evasive about
quibble about
get out of
cop out of
find a way round
not pay
not give a straight answer to
beat about the bush about
beat around bush
beg the question
beat about the bush
quibble
stall
shilly-shally
be evasive
be non-committal
parry questions
vacillate
dodge the issue
be vague
hum and haw
beat around the bush
mince words
shuffle
palter
cavil
temporize
US
temporise
UK
evade the issue
sidestep the issue
fudge the issue
pussyfoot around
be ambiguous
cop out
duck the issue
sit on the fence
hem and haw
duck the question
lie
shift
fib
falsify
misrepresent
jive
con
avoid the issue
stall for time
blow hot and cold
pass the buck
cop a plea
flip-flop
shirk
skirt
deceive
fabricate
shift ground about
invent
distort
dither
misstate
exaggerate
dissemble
garble
misspeak
belie
put off
phony up
put on
stretch the truth
adumbrate
subtilize
give a false colour to
field
deflect
shun
tell white lie
mince matters
run around
cover up
give run around
shuffle about
straddle the fence
cloud the issue
double-talk
fence off
answer evasively
steer clear of
fight shy of
tergiverse
hesitate
shuck
shuffle around
be noncommittal
give the run around
be indecisive
hedge your bets
delude
mislead
trick
procrastinate
pretend
hoodwink
bluff
dupe
hoax
fake
snow
pervert
tell stories
tell untruths
feign
string along
lead astray
fool
delay
waver
beguile
misdirect
misguide
tarry
snooker
bamboozle
misinform
sucker
cozen
hang back
perjure
trump up
gain time
make believe
burn
buffalo
use delaying tactics
be economical with the truth
tell a white lie
take in
have on
play for time
forge
throw off the scent
put on the wrong track
send on a wild goose chase
suck in
fake out
lead on
pull the wool over someone's eyes
lead up the garden path
do a number on
take for a ride
concoct
dissimulate
fluctuate
falter
swither
simulate
hatch
hold back
make up
hang fire
scam
filibuster
disinform
bilk
hose
swindle
kid
inveigle
shaft
cheat
tell untruth
doublespeak
hornswoggle
gaff
defer
defraud
outfox
tell a lie
depart from the truth
gammon
propagandize
US
have
humbug
spoof
juggle
betray
make up a story
forswear oneself
ensnare
victimize
US
victimise
UK
bait
outwit
invent a story
not tell the truth
mousetrap
gull
catch
propagandise
UK
create out of thin air
forswear
tell a terminological inexactitude
lie to
bear false witness
commit perjury
spin a yarn
tell lies
rip off
rope in
give wrong information to
kick the can down the road
pull a swifty on
put on an act
give someone a bum steer
wrong steer
put up smoke screen
lead down the garden path
put on false front
pull a fast one on
bait and switch
pull one's leg
double-cross
ramble
haver
blather
diddle
entrap
dream up
conjure up
dilly-dally
skirt the issue
play it close to the vest
take advantage of
play for a sucker
swear falsely
lie under oath
phony
US
fast-talk
devise
illude
rook
bunk
give nothing away
phoney
UK
overreach
entangle
enmesh
caboodle
impose on
straddle an issue
dodge the question
play your cards close to your chest
postpone
change
distract
divert
shillyshally
lead up garden path
play trick on
give the wrong impression
put one over on
seesaw
take one's time
drag your feet
hold over
buy time
be unable to decide
be irresolute
change mind
be unable to make up your mind
yo-yo
gaslight
bull
overdraw
misinstruct
tell a falsehood
tell an untruth
be untruthful
concoct a story
not speak the truth
fake it
perjure oneself
break promise
be forsworn
say something untrue
put up a front
BS
lie through one's teeth
lack candor
promote
plant
shovel
avoid committing oneself
use Fabian tactics
play a waiting game
avoid making a decision
take your time
tell a fib
create fiction
speak with forked tongue
tell a little white lie
pull someone's leg
more ❯
Verb
▲
To disturb the composure of
disconcert
disturb
upset
perturb
discompose
agitate
unsettle
unnerve
confuse
confound
rattle
worry
faze
fluster
dismay
nonplus
bewilder
discomfit
perplex
throw
startle
ruffle
trouble
surprise
shake
baffle
abash
discombobulate
puzzle
embarrass
distract
discountenance
flummox
flurry
mortify
frustrate
undo
gravel
disorient
bug
demoralise
UK
demoralize
US
unbalance
hinder
disarrange
take aback
shake up
throw off balance
get to
put off
catch off balance
take by surprise
psych out
stop someone in their tracks
put someone off their stroke
make someone scratch their head
foul up
put out of countenance
put someone off their stride
set someone back on their heels
cause to be at a stand
upset the applecart
mystify
befuddle
bemuse
stump
dumbfound
muddle
fox
get
addle
fuddle
bamboozle
beat
pose
fog
maze
exercise
befog
tangle
vex
beset
thicken
floor
buffalo
muddy
involve
complicate
wilder
entangle
encumber
jumble
stumble
stun
astound
muck
thwart
ravel
astonish
mix up
be all Greek to
mix you up
snarl up
muddy the waters
baulk
UK
stupefy
throw off
flabbergast
amaze
stagger
daze
harass
affect
bother
disquiet
dizzy
obfuscate
metagrobolize
make nervous
bowl over
leave open-mouthed
knock out
knock the stuffing out of
leave aghast
knock for six
boggle the mind
screw up
blow away
knock sideways
set someone thinking
strike dumb
throw into a tizz
put into a flap
cause someone to lose their composure
catch unawares
chagrin
more ❯
Verb
▲
To use unfair means to deprive (someone) of (something)
do out of
beat out of
bilk
con
deceive
deprive
steal
swindle
trick
chouse
shortchange
squeeze
nobble
skin
do
cozen
victimize
US
screw
beat
defraud
stick
skunk
stiff
diddle
fleece
flimflam
hose
gaff
ream
sting
sucker
chisel
rook
bleed
cheat
euchre
fiddle
hustle
short
pluck
thimblerig
mulct
rip off
penalize
US
fine
punish
shake down
penalise
UK
forfeit
do in
victimise
UK
baulk
UK
fool
mislead
hoax
delude
hoodwink
dupe
beguile
take in
outwit
bamboozle
ensnare
entrap
double-cross
gull
misguide
inveigle
seduce
snooker
kid
lead on
betray
swizzle
hornswoggle
shaft
spoof
gammon
catch
juggle
snow
bunco
misinform
have
burn
buffalo
humbug
bluff
scam
sharp
circumvent
play joke on
pull a fast one on
suck in
sell a pup to
hook
take to cleaners
take to the cleaners
take for a ride
fake out
have on
pull fast one
take for ride
string along
pull the wool over someone's eyes
rob
play away
disappoint
lie to
falsify
take advantage of
put on
cuckold
put one over on
pull a swifty on
sell
take for a fool
gouge
cross up
step out
hand a line
fake
clip
more ❯
Verb
▲
To disregard the rules and refuse to conform
disobey
defy
contravene
violate
infringe
flout
infract
disregard
transgress
ignore
resist
overstep
oppose
rebel
revolt
riot
counteract
challenge
mutiny
strike
mock
insurrect
neglect
withstand
baulk
UK
dare
decline
desert
differ
disagree
evade
misbehave
object
recalcitrate
revolution
revolutionise
UK
revolutionize
US
shirk
go against
rebel against
fail to observe
fail to comply with
refuse to obey
fly in the face of
set at naught
set aside
run riot
dig your heels in
cock a snook at
be remiss
break rules
not heed
not listen
not mind
pay no heed to
break the rules
refuse to comply
rise in arms
go counter to
fly in face of
pay no attention to
take law into own hands
break
breach
offend
trespass
fracture
traduce
kick against
commit a breach of
encroach
fight
transgress against
contradict
dissent
spurn
repudiate
rise up
be insubordinate
take no notice of
run amok
exceed
protest
buck
go beyond
demonstrate
reject
remonstrate
rampage
denounce
renounce
not comply with
take to the streets
combat
be in breach of
come out against
disagree with
bypass
veto
encroach upon
despise
contemn
scout
tresspass against
renege on
fall foul of
violate law
take no account of
leave out
refuse to accept the authority of
kick over the traces
be at odds with
set your face against
hurl defiance at
thumb nose at
rock the boat
get out of line
secede
break with
make waves
turn against
agitate
thwart
cross
rage against
fight against
struggle against
hinder
refute
arise
campaign
disaffirm
gainsay
conflict with
interfere with
abjure
negate
interpose
exclude
impugn
traverse
intrude
offend against
interfere
stage a rebellion
rise up in arms
take up arms
mount a rebellion
ride roughshod over
stir up trouble
go on rampage
stage
mount the barricades
rise
disobey authority
oppose authority
resist authority
defy authority
go on strike
take part in an uprising
refuse to obey orders
take part in an insurrection
kick over
rise against
more ❯
Verb
▲
To complain or raise objections
demur
object
protest
cavil
complain
dissent
remonstrate
deprecate
disagree
dispute
except
expostulate
oppose
scruple
stickle
boggle
challenge
disapprove
fight
kick
resist
combat
take exception
take issue
express doubts
raise objections
express doubt
kick up a fuss
kick up a stink
raise doubts
lodge a protest
argue
protest against
express disagreement with
express disagreement
take issue with
express objections
grouse
express objections to
take exception to
mind
condemn
express disapproval
argue against
raise objections to
lodge a protest against
grumble
moan
remonstrate against
gripe
quibble
be in opposition
express disapproval of
beef
disapprove of
spurn
have a problem
make a fuss
quarrel with
be in opposition to
complain about
draw the line
have a problem with
moan about
kvetch
take a stand against
grouse about
cavil at
grumble about
inveigh
rant about
beef about
criticize
US
discommend
criticise
UK
discountenance
draw the line at
gripe about
cross
disesteem
quibble about
disavow
crab
make a fuss about
kvetch about
beg to differ
frown on
sound off
rail against
raise objection
be displeased
take on
make an objection
kick up a fuss about
tangle with
make a stink
kick up a stink about
go-one-on-one
mix it up with
differ
diverge
repudiate
nonconcur
reject
rebel
abjure
refuse
renounce
vary
decline
contradict
disaccord
discord
pettifog
wrangle
shy
buck
divide
argue with
quibble over
disagree with
not ratify
object to
be at variance with
be at odds with
express objection
decline to support
withhold assent
break with
say nothing doing
fail to agree with
put up an argument
say not a chance
refuse to support
fly in the face of
say no way
put up a fight
baulk
UK
denounce
holler
nag
squawk
whine
whinge
grouch
fuss
grizzle
carp
bellyache
bleat
grump
growl
scream
repine
wail
caterwaul
keen
deplore
mutter
squeal
whimper
yammer
murmur
croak
yawp
maunder
yowl
yaup
inveigh against
find fault
speak up
speak out against
anathematize
execrate
curse
mumble
reason
dissuade
oppose strongly
contest
reprove
admonish
decry
complain vociferously about
blame
object strongly to
squabble
disparage
bicker
animadvert
pick at
withstand
recriminate
rain
censure
frown upon
protest about
protest to
complain to
make a protest to
fulminate
rail
revolt
howl
blast
express opposition
speak out
cry out
make a stand
make a protest
say no
voice disapproval
take up the cudgels
thumbs down
say no to
be displeased by
back-talk
be against
kick against
take a stand
grieve
reproach
bemoan
bewail
lament
groan
charge
nitpick
chirp
mither
fret
chunter
create
natter
gainsay
contravene
accuse
attack
refute
knock
twine
snivel
indict
defy
impute
ascribe
lay
crib
plain over
run down
go on about
nit-pick
put the boot in
look askance
be on at someone
lodge a complaint
find fault with
carry on
make a complaint
rail at
pick holes in
more ❯
Verb
▲
To stop and refuse to go forward (usually of a horse)
jib
refuse
baulk
UK
recoil
retreat
shy
stop at
baulk at
retreat from
shy at
stop short at
pull up
stop short
eschew
desist
scorn
resist
disdain
shrink from
demur from
shy away
scruple to
be reluctant to
shy from
jib at
draw the line at
quail at
hate to
refuse to
take exception to
not like to
be unwilling to
rein in
draw back from
turn down
Noun
▲
Something that encumbers progress or movement
obstacle
hindrance
impediment
obstruction
block
bar
handicap
encumbrance
deterrent
hurdle
trammel
stop
inhibition
fetter
drag
cramp
manacle
crimp
chain
interference
holdback
shackles
embarrassment
let
clog
stumbling block
barrier
restriction
restraint
snag
check
drawback
curb
limitation
hitch
hazard
difficulty
disadvantage
catch
fly in the ointment
spanner in the works
monkey wrench in the works
cumber
impedance
complication
hiccup
burden
problem
blockage
constraint
setback
facer
hampering
delay
retardation
brake
millstone
barricade
hamper
catch-22
shackle
ball and chain
monkey wrench
road block
discouragement
inconvenience
stoppage
albatross
holdup
baggage
cumbrance
detriment
rub
preventive
stricture
wall
sticking point
checking
blocking
arrest
prevention
disincentive
rein
issue
straitjacket
glitch
defect
weakness
interruption
blockade
hangup
gridlock
load
joker
uphill
bottleneck
baulk
UK
prohibition
hang-up
retardment
jam-up
dead weight
millstone around your neck
bond
fetters
bonds
headache
opposition
barring
choking
pitfall
trouble
congestion
circumvention
hardship
shortcoming
chains
roadblock
hobble
occlusion
nuisance
circumscription
confinement
railing
traverse
fence
yoke
bump
dissuasion
damper
pale
hold-up
psychological baggage
millstone round someone's neck
stumbling stone
determent
tie
disablement
impairment
flaw
disorder
fault
blank wall
booby trap
mountain to climb
suppression
saddle
debt
duty
guilt
cross
defence
UK
defense
US
leash
preventative
bridle
limit
red tape
bridling
curbing
repression
stone in one's path
frustration
shackling
baulking
UK
cramping
fettering
holding back
stifling
smothering
defensive measures
thorn in one's side
monkey on back
stopping
halting
thwarting
quashing
foiling
interdict
balking
US
embargo
sublimation
putting an end to
putting an stop to
nipping in the bud
lock
sabotage
intervention
inhibitor
excess baggage
foot dragging
deal-breaker
downside
disbenefit
minus
liability
hassle
negative
dilemma
incommodity
deterrence
control
worry
debit
strike
predicament
upset
bother
misfortune
vexation
pickle
aggravation
annoyance
trial
curtailment
adversity
quandary
pain
exasperation
botheration
blow
cross to bear
weak spot
weak point
imperfection
deficiency
forestalling
gotcha
bugbear
plight
scrape
gimmick
condition
disruption
preclusion
disturbance
interception
fuss
mishap
snafu
mess
reversal
obviation
bind
disappointment
rebuff
defeat
land mine
whammy
ban
clampdown
grievance
failing
unwieldiness
troublesomeness
awkwardness
untimeliness
unsuitableness
uneasiness
unfitness
stew
discomfort
cumbersomeness
avoidance
retardant
ceiling
ill
caution
obligation
impasse
bug
negative aspect
perplexity
dispute
intimidation
warning
lack
downfall
pest
worriment
can of worms
disputed point
reverse
halt
disability
incommodiousness
bothersomeness
unhandiness
point at issue
weight
puzzler
distress
deadweight
irritant
detention
wet blanket
knot
peeve
forestallment
tribulation
knock
irk
tight spot
restrainer
ruffle
thorn
concern
constrainment
constriction
affliction
aggro
deterence
anxiety
bummer
stress
con
nark
bore
puzzle
body blow
task
hair shirt
pain in the bum
one in the eye
pain in the rear
piece of bad luck
bit of trouble
reversal of fortune
pain in the backside
source of irritation
source of annoyance
pain in the neck
kick in the teeth
fair cow
knock-back
strain
bone of contention
commitment
slowing
consequence
handicapping
misery
woe
disgrace
demerit
deadlock
small difficulty
complaint
weary load
preemption
albatross around one's neck
buttress
tangle
bad
wait
remonstrance
expostulation
persuasion
break
proscription
pinch
prob
deterring factor
penalty
cinchers
anchor
binders
chill
put down
damp
detainment
captivity
safeguard
flip side
privation
other side of the coin
depressant
cloud
retarding device
moratorium
veto
boycott
afterdeal
jinx
jam
case
harness
holding pattern
spot
interdiction
gloom
pall
bane
quagmire
challenge
clot
Achilles heel
depression
trap
unseen problem
the rub
rahui
bad news
disaster area
matter
to-do
trick
millstone round one's neck
snare
question
conundrum
ploy
dodge
wile
cold water
traffic jam
habit
count
squeeze
doubt
crunch
disagreement
stopping up
mix-up
hot potato
thorn in the flesh
vexed question
question mark
gremlin
source of difficulty
hornets' nest
source of trouble
muddle
difficult situation
hold
lapse
onus
hot water
regression
slowdown
backset
comedown
regress
bath
foil
bottom
joker in the pack
blunder
problems
maximum
slip
box
teething trouble
order
reduction
irritation
spoiling
inefficacy
error
reverse of fortune
double whammy
drawing board
flip-flop
whole new ballgame
unfortunate development
about-face
cap
disquiet
miscalculation
mistake
mischance
bafflement
responsibility
charge
mental weight
blame
punishment
unwanted responsibility
accountability
threshold
unease
failure
countering
grief
agitation
issues
bound
regulation
demarcation
bounds
evil
scotching
derailment
dashing
crushing
bitter pill
strife
unpleasantness
stroke of bad luck
crippling
hindering
foundering
collapse
snookering
baffling
extent
containment
border
perimeter
boundary
turmoil
struggle
nonfulfillment
scuppering
nonfulfilment
contravention
unfulfillment
row
sorrow
tops
line of demarcation
cutoff point
margin
confine
cut-off point
curfew
upper limit
line
nonsuccess
lack of success
non-success
plague
blister
inopportuneness
uphill battle
source of disruption
bane of one's life
source of vexation
more ❯
“It is still commonly described as an unexpected event in which British pusillanimity acted as a
balk
to French anger.”
Noun
▲
A long, sturdy piece of timber or metal
beam
board
timber
column
brace
plank
post
stanchion
joist
prop
stay
strip
pole
strut
support
spar
pillar
lath
rafter
batten
girder
scaffolding
bolster
crossbar
crosspiece
scantling
cantilever
lintel
stringer
pile
trestle
piling
stud
jamb
sill
axle
boom
purlin
reach
baulk
UK
transom
bail
transverse
summer
RSJ
collar beam
two-by-four
hammer beam
tie beam
shaft
roof beam
wood
lumber
stake
rib
frame
mast
wooden beam
rod
truss
bar
stick
buttress
bracket
shore
reinforcement
upright
pier
stave
underpinning
mount
mounting
spur
framework
staff
slat
crossbeam
band
spike
base
spoke
paling
rail
baton
platform
pale
palisade
floorboard
vertical
stilt
hold
block
arm
bearing
leg
cane
sprag
pilaster
mainstay
flagpole
flagstaff
shoring
strengthener
billet
lever
I-beam
tether
wire
spine
tiebeam
shank
boat part
log
studding
transom window
bracer
shroud
horse
stand
sawhorse
deal
beanpole
supporter
trussing
mace
rule
framing
underpropping
fanlight
structural beam
skid
guy
splint
sustainer
slab
piece
foundation
picket
panel
substructure
standard
truncheon
groundwork
cornerstone
fulcrum
backing
substratum
rampart
scaffold
foothold
outrigger
caber
dowel
end
peg
plinth
guide
collar
flotation
device
pedestal
means
abutment
arch
bed
bulwark
sustentation
back
medium
footing
bedding
rest
underprop
stiffener
lining
gird
boarding
sheet
length of timber
piece of timber
piece of wood
crutch
point d'appui
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The emotion of not having one's expectations met
letdown
anticlimax
disappointment
disillusionment
frustration
bringdown
bummer
comedown
disgruntlement
dismay
dissatisfaction
setback
washout
baulk
UK
blow
chagrin
discouragement
failure
flop
bitter pill
damp squib
unhappiness
annoyance
irritation
discontent
distress
vexation
discontentment
displeasure
regret
desolation
exasperation
grievance
lamentation
resentment
discontentedness
malaise
weariness
anger
disquiet
discomfort
anxiety
worry
fretfulness
dislike
disapproval
disgust
disapprobation
distaste
uneasiness
disaffection
aversion
disrelish
disinclination
indisposition
depression
restlessness
envy
disfavour
UK
oppression
hopelessness
trouble
dispiritedness
disregard
disfavor
US
malcontentment
malcontent
jealousy
disliking
restiveness
grief
sorrow
sadness
anguish
despair
melancholy
torment
misery
dejection
woe
despondency
bitterness
disenchantment
gloominess
disconsolateness
gloom
aggravation
botheration
bother
aggro
pip
disheartenment
infuriation
heartache
heartbreak
agony
desperation
torture
trauma
angst
suffering
dolor
affliction
wretchedness
tribulation
mortification
sorrowfulness
mourning
disconsolation
shock
infelicity
grieving
bereavement
heavy heart
lamenting
bewailing
emotional suffering
rue
heartsickness
bemoaning
broken heart
mournfulness
blues
mental suffering
glumness
disillusion
mopes
listlessness
travail
straits
moodiness
cheerlessness
martyrdom
pain
funk
unfulfilment
upset
downheartedness
discomposure
low spirits
heaviness of heart
ill-humor
heavy-heartedness
complaint
Weltschmerz
boredom
querulousness
heartburn
ennui
indignation
pique
wrath
umbrage
agitation
hatred
unease
loathing
hostility
detestation
abhorrence
hate
disdain
revulsion
allergy
odium
crossness
ire
fury
peevishness
perturbation
disesteem
disquietude
down
deprecation
discountenance
animosity
mislike
antipathy
hurt
repugnance
horror
averseness
contempt
antagonism
repulsion
abomination
irritability
disturbance
rage
outrage
opposition
choler
tetchiness
testiness
impatience
spleen
unrest
offence
UK
unfulfillment
turmoil
discomfiture
offense
US
thumbs down
dumps
world-weariness
lack of favor
US
low esteem
low opinion
lack of favour
UK
rude awakening
blahs
execration
nausea
doldrums
repellency
repellence
weltschmerz
distaste for
dislike of
dread
having no use for
rancour
UK
grievances
incensement
rancor
US
bad feelings
animus
enmity
chip on your shoulder
neglection
prejudice
embitterment
cynicism
snappiness
objection
righteous anger
qualm
scruple
misgiving
shortness
reluctance
edginess
irascibility
impetuosity
sorriness
weeping
dolefulness
unwillingness
nervousness
vehemence
jitteriness
dolour
abruptness
irritableness
intolerance
curtness
brusqueness
a rude awakening
avoidance
shunning
anathema
resistance
phobia
evasion
infirmity
disease
tearfulness
dejectedness
touchiness
sickness
illness
temper
ailment
disorder
discord
gall
weakness
joylessness
poignancy
moroseness
malady
debility
quick temper
petulance
condition
forlornness
woefulness
bleakness
miserableness
feebleness
spiritlessness
crabbiness
dismals
downcastness
melancholia
dysphoria
despondence
lowness
pensiveness
pessimism
dreariness
dismalness
stress
harassment
fluster
derangement
alarm
decrepitude
disarray
disruption
unhealthiness
defeatism
abasement
abjection
anhedonia
despond
abjectness
enervation
stroppiness
worriment
strife
queasiness
sickliness
languor
heavyheartedness
ill humour
bad temper
lassitude
embarrassment
strain
tumult
hot temper
being rubbed up the wrong way
blue funk
a low
broken-heartedness
blue devils
the dumps
the blues
rankling
ill-humour
infirmness
ailments
ills
revolt
disapprobation of
disinclination towards
dissatisfaction with
aversion to
disapproval of
displeasure with
discontent with
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