What's another word for
What's the opposite of
Meaning of the word
Words that rhyme with
Sentences with the word
Translate
From English
To English
to
Afrikaans
Albanian
Amharic
Arabic
Armenian
Azerbaijani
Basque
Belarusian
Bengali
Bosnian
Bulgarian
Catalan
Cebuano
Chichewa
Chinese
Corsican
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Esperanto
Estonian
Farsi
Filipino
Finnish
French
Frisian
Galician
Georgian
German
Greek
Gujarati
Haitian Creole
Hausa
Hebrew
Hindi
Hmong
Hungarian
Icelandic
Igbo
Indonesian
Irish
Italian
Japanese
Javanese
Kannada
Kazakh
Khmer
Korean
Kurdish
Kyrgyz
Lao
Latin
Latvian
Lithuanian
Luxembourgish
Macedonian
Malagasy
Malay
Malayalam
Maltese
Maori
Marathi
Mongolian
Burmese
Nepali
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Punjabi
Romanian
Russian
Samoan
Scots Gaelic
Serbian
Sesotho
Shona
Sinhala
Slovak
Slovenian
Somali
Spanish
Sundanese
Swahili
Swedish
Tajik
Tamil
Telugu
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Urdu
Uzbek
Vietnamese
Welsh
Xhosa
Yiddish
Yoruba
Zulu
Find Words
All Words
2-Letter Words
3-Letter Words
4-Letter Words
5-Letter Words
6-Letter Words
7-Letter Words
8-Letter Words
9-Letter Words
10-Letter Words
11-Letter Words
12-Letter Words
13-Letter Words
14-Letter Words
Starting With
Ending With
Containing Exactly
Containing the Letters
Words With Friends
Scrabble
Crossword / Codeword
Use * for blank tiles (max 2)
Use * for blank spaces
Advanced Word Finder
Find the
Plural
Singular
Past Tense
Present Tense
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Noun
of
Pronounce the word
in
Afrikaans
Albanian
Arabic
Bengali
Chinese
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hindi
Hungarian
Icelandic
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Latin
Malay
Malayalam
Marathi
Nepali
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Serbian
Slovak
Spanish
Swahili
Swedish
Tamil
Telugu
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Uzbek
Vietnamese
Welsh
Find Names
Meaning of the name
Origin of the name
Names meaning
Names starting with
Names of origin
Synonyms
Antonyms
Definitions
Rhymes
Sentences
Translations
Find Words
Word Forms
Pronunciations
☀
Appearance
✓
Use device theme
✓
Dark theme
✓
Light theme
What is another word for
baulk
?
Need
synonyms for baulk
? Here's a list of
similar words
from our
thesaurus
that you can use instead.
Contexts
▼
▲
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 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
… more ▼
▲
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
quaver
faint
droop
show fear
grimace
jib
gasp
scowl
turn
have cold feet
pull a face
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
faff about
run hot and cold
loiter
lollygag
mope
lallygag
get cold feet
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
change
parry questions
fudge the issue
flannel
vary
gain time
duck the question
postpone
dodge
idle
express misgivings
express reluctance
express reservations
faff around
while away time
mince words
buy time
stay put
mark time
kill time
be unable to decide
wait and see
keep changing your mind
lag behind
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
refuse
shy
jib
mess around
um and ah
loll
slouch
be on the horns of a dilemma
move slowly
putter
adjourn
retard
prolong
protract
be cagey
goldbrick
cool
be long
sit around
fool around
be tardy
stay back
shrink back
stay
plod
stay in the background
be reluctant to come forward
totter
palter
fudge
postpone action
defer action
let something slide
take a raincheck
suspend action
evade
wait around
sidestep
weasel
duck
hang on
be slow
fall behind
horse around
potter round
potter around
potter about
not keep pace
avoid
be tentative
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
whiffle waffle
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
inhibit
restrain
trammel
hold up
handicap
hold back
fetter
hamstring
scupper
interfere with
scotch
encumber
counter
derail
outwit
crimp
retard
hobble
clog
oppose
snooker
cumber
spoil
delay
hang up
shackle
manacle
put the kibosh on
foul up
embarrass
handcuff
restrict
stand in the way of
arrest
hog-tie
nip in the bud
upset
short-circuit
cripple
tie up
crab
throw a spanner in the works
put paid to
put a stop to
cross
slow down
get in the way
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
nobble
do for
put the mockers on
louse up
bilk
constrain
disrupt
interrupt
deter
put the stopper on
screw up
put a spoke in someone's wheel
interfere
bork
entangle
get in the way of
smash
set back
avert
undo
confound
root
traverse
overturn
preclude
snafu
prohibit
contravene
obviate
give the slip
stonewall
take down
take wind out of
put a brake on
bind
queer someone's pitch
be a hindrance to
overcome
stifle
queer
negate
stump
confuse
slow
corner
nullify
brake
repel
suppress
resist
bridle
inconvenience
intercept
curtail
anticipate
parry
stave off
neutralize
US
mess up
repress
cook someone's goose
play off
choke
debar
give the run around
spike someone's guns
rattle
hold off
ward off
fend off
neutralise
UK
choke off
cut off
close off
drag your feet
give a hard time
shut off
shut down
shut out
chain
countermove
deflect
divert
worst
throw
sabotage
halt in its tracks
throw a monkey wrench in the works
puzzle
bottleneck
inc
muzzle
burden
put off
prevent from making progress
mystify
freeze
faze
dam
triumph
conquer
gain
vanquish
box in
throw a spoke in the wheel of
avoid
saddle with
nonplus
scuttle
invalidate
flummox
squash
dead-end
pigeonhole
shelve
repulse
affect
disturb
dish
remit
suspend
blank
counterplot
bury
tamper
influence
blight
pour cold water on
put the damper on
put a damper on
throw cold water on
intermit
jam
incommode
conflict
trouble
discommode
cause setback
get the better of
put end to
beat down
take wind out of sails
hang fire
dampen
forfend
put on hold
throw a monkey wrench into
put on back burner
chill
cloud
stave
interdict
stultify
shipwreck
detain
wreak havoc with
keep lid on
defend against
turn aside
keep off
put an end to
rule out
keep at bay
decelerate
burst bubble
stay
slacken
lessen
postpone
retardate
mire
defer
bog
take the wind out of your sails
keep back
slow up
bog down
bring to screeching halt
put back
let up
back off
deny
contradict
gainsay
disaffirm
impugn
combat
fight
crush
tie
help
leash
preempt
negative
duel
withstand
dispute
contest
buck
debilitate
banjax
go against
crool
lick
forbid
act against
weigh down
tie one's hands
pre-empt
beat someone to the punch
get ahead of
beat someone to it
provide against
beat someone to the draw
second-guess
steal a march on
get in before
put the lid on
dash one's hope
limit
quash
control
confine
subdue
squelch
stem
quell
hold
destroy
contain
kill
extinguish
stamp out
straiten
withhold
smother
regulate
muffle
reduce
rein in
keep
strangle
gag
quelch
impair
hold down
staunch
constrict
moderate
discourage
throttle
tie down
evade
govern
cramp someone's style
subvert
wreck
work against
overpower
sidestep
skirt
undermine
circumscribe
hold in
terminate
cool
silence
end
steer clear of
deaden
diminish
discontinue
annul
sandbag
disadvantage
mute
close
decrease
delimit
shush
stanch
entrammel
clobber
damp down
procrastinate
obscure
occlude
shake
circumnavigate
tame
stopper
make late
crack down on
cut short
keep in check
stop up
hem in
block up
demolish
block out
bung up
pick off
stem the flow of
ban
devastate
break
bottle up
mar
eradicate
proscribe
keep within bounds
dissuade from
shatter
harm
obliterate
annihilate
enjoin
let
decimate
quench
cap
plug
estop
barricade
keep waiting
outlaw
stunt
ward
damp
blockade
nix
stuff
quiet
clot
seal
muck up
fill
prorogue
embog
overload
spike
make impossible
pause
congest
protract
charge
cancel
offset
prolong
get out of
peg
botch
cork
clog up
turn off
put at a disadvantage
escape
bypass
place at a disadvantage
close out
measure
rule
bring to a standstill
cancel out
block off
snuff out
keep under control
fight back
cut back
put the brakes on
head off at pass
plug up
tell against
choke back
clamp down on
slap down
pull in
hold over
keep a tight rein on
keep a lid on
play for time
hold off on
keep the lid on
bite back
contract
sidetrack
constipate
straitjacket
tie-up
cause to wait
cause to stay
hang on
resist attack
hold the fort
tie someone's hands
disallow
weaken
finish
finish off
oppress
bother
caulk
screen
catch
suffocate
sideline
complicate
enmesh
net
ensnare
capture
put straitjacket on
stand off
peter out
snag
rein
tether
close up
fill up
make difficult
exclude
swallow
set limits on
impose limits on
strangle at birth
choke up
pack
jam up
strangulate
bring an end to
damage
bung
give disadvantage
take out
monkey with
run counter to
ditch
crash
juke
unsettle
keep from happening
rebuff
put out of commission
disempower
disqualify
temper
commandeer
put a crimp in
forefend
bottle
bring to a close
make an end of
get bogged down
attack
put the brakes on
take out of play
blacklist
boycott
indispose
slacken pace
injure
dispatch
cork up
shut in
stand in the way
destabilize
US
incapacitate
ravage
lag
abate
quit
cease
be one step ahead of
be early
act in advance of
prepare for
discipline
ostracize
US
eliminate
not allow to go beyond
keep within the limits of
put out
put down
gain control over
gain mastery over
demoralize
US
attenuate
topple
loiter
qualify
reef
disable
threaten
make it impossible for
make it impracticable for
blow
keep in
forbid to
hold the line
narrow down
cut in
take away
overthrow
emasculate
sap
abolish
save
put on brakes
vitiate
demarcate
raze
put a limit on
demoralise
UK
soften
destabilise
UK
challenge
bollix
wrong
wrack
cool down
keep tight rein on
button up
cool off
abort
back-water
lose speed
lose steam
cut down
wind down
anchor it
unbuild
hedge
drag through the mud
skin
impoverish
craze
bound
make illegal
ostracise
UK
embargo
make impracticable
break down
break up
clip one's wings
queer the pitch of
treat harshly
waste time
hit the brakes
let down flaps
rout
poke full of holes
intrude on
fix
make a mess of
hedge out
play havoc with
treat unfairly
be unfair to
do a disservice to
give a disadvantage to
put in an unfavourable position
treat unfavourably
inflict a handicap on
bring down
put at risk
balls up
blow a hole in
bring to naught
rain on someone's parade
render ineffective
buy time
filibuster
prejudice
set
specify
demark
prescribe
delimitate
define
girdle
kick the can down the road
employ delaying tactics
count
inspire
work
weigh
adjourn
place a limit on
hold in check
wipe out
reschedule
table
get rid of
keep within limits
draw the line on
mark off
refrain from
mothball
bring to an end
respite
tend to prevent
militate
continue
dissuade
load
disadvise
dodge
extend
overwhelm
saddle
operate against
act on
lengthen
withhold from
desist from
stay away
stay away from
refuse
forbear
deny oneself
give up
make up for
abstain from
shake off
restrain from
counterbalance
skip
break the habit of
skip out on
do without
shy from
leave off
kick
get around
steer clear
forgo
shrink from
abstain
renounce
keep from
desist
eschew
shirk
forbear from
shun
waive
strain
shut
be detrimental to
have an effect on
be disadvantageous to
put on ice
laden
lumber
weight
lay on the table
take a rain check on
put over
set aside
put on the back burner
put in cold storage
carry over
lay over
give rain check
hold in abeyance
caution against
talk out of
scare out of
act like a wet blanket
warn against
scare off
lade
pile
freight
yoke
cut out
lock out
gum up
dump on
overburden
snow under
bear down on
snow
make heavy
more ❯
“He knew their enemies would do anything to
balk
his attempts to secure the entire estate for Mrs. King.”
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
turn tail
flee
disengage
pull out
beat a hasty retreat
beat a retreat
take flight
recede
give way
back out
shy away
back away
clear out
drop back
move away
go backward
baulk
UK
leave
quit
move back
cower
shrink back
bolt
run away
escape
vamoose
split
beat it
depart
drop out
go away
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
regress
hightail it
decamp
go back
blench
step back
quail
fly
grovel
contract out
back down
pull the plug
exit
evacuate
bail out
opt out of
move further off
draw away
hook it
retrocede
flow back
skip off
wriggle out
move out
bow out
get out
pull away
make oneself scarce
distance oneself
resile
turn away
lose ground
crawfish
backpedal
quake
defect
revolt
go down
retrogress
ebb
retrograde
return
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
stall
quibble
beat about the bush
shilly-shally
be evasive
be non-committal
vacillate
parry questions
dodge the issue
hum and haw
be vague
mince words
beat around the bush
temporize
US
shuffle
palter
cavil
temporise
UK
evade the issue
fudge the issue
pussyfoot around
be ambiguous
cop out
duck the issue
sidestep the issue
duck the question
sit on the fence
hem and haw
blow hot and cold
avoid the issue
stall for time
pass the buck
cop a plea
flip-flop
shift
shirk
skirt
falsify
misrepresent
shift focus
shift ground about
con
jive
adumbrate
lie
subtilize
pettifog
fib
run around
cover up
give run around
shuffle about
straddle the fence
cloud the issue
tell white lie
double-talk
mince matters
tergiverse
hesitate
shuck
be noncommittal
give the run around
shuffle around
be indecisive
hedge your bets
procrastinate
dither
delay
waver
tarry
hang back
gain time
use delaying tactics
play for time
fluctuate
falter
swither
hold back
hang fire
filibuster
put off
defer
kick the can down the road
ramble
haver
blather
dilly-dally
skirt the issue
play it close to the vest
fast-talk
give nothing away
dodge the question
straddle an issue
play your cards close to your chest
change
shillyshally
postpone
divert
distract
seesaw
change mind
be unable to decide
be unable to make up your mind
be irresolute
yo-yo
take one's time
drag your feet
hold over
buy time
use Fabian tactics
play a waiting game
avoid making a decision
avoid committing oneself
take your time
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
dumbfound
stun
astonish
astound
mystify
bemuse
floor
befuddle
fox
bamboozle
fuddle
muddle
stump
addle
beat
maze
vex
buffalo
befog
pose
wilder
get
fog
exercise
beset
stumble
thwart
be all Greek to
baulk
UK
disorder
bother
distress
disquiet
alarm
concern
discomfort
unhinge
ail
fuss
distemper
alarum
frazzle
hagride
derail
annoy
irritate
pester
needle
pother
freak out
weird out
make uneasy
make anxious
gnaw at
stir up
make waves
make fretful
make a scene
dishearten
discourage
dispirit
daunt
unman
deject
depress
undermine
weaken
sap
crush
enfeeble
devitalize
subdue
chill
cow
enervate
disempower
cast down
jumble
deflate
unzip
disorganize
dampen
snarl
unglue
debilitate
damp
cripple
disparage
bring low
knock sideways
blow up
knock the stuffing out of
send up
knock for six
take apart
blow out
take steam out
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
put one over on
pull a swifty on
sell
take for a fool
gouge
cross up
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
spurn
dissent
repudiate
rise up
be insubordinate
take no notice of
run amok
contradict
exceed
reject
protest
buck
go beyond
demonstrate
combat
remonstrate
rampage
denounce
renounce
not comply with
take to the streets
be in breach of
come out against
disagree with
bypass
scout
veto
despise
contemn
encroach upon
tresspass against
cross the line
renege on
fall foul of
violate law
set your face against
hurl defiance at
thumb nose at
take no account of
leave out
ride roughshod over
refuse to accept the authority of
kick over the traces
be at odds with
rock the boat
get out of line
secede
break with
make waves
turn against
agitate
rage against
fight against
struggle against
arise
campaign
thwart
cross
stage a rebellion
rise up in arms
take up arms
mount a rebellion
stir up trouble
go on rampage
stage
mount the barricades
rise
offend against
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
rail
censure
be against
disfavor
US
disfavour
UK
fulminate
howl
squawk
dislike
blame
reprove
disparage
express opposition
speak out
deplore
blast
rock the boat
take offence
UK
take offense
US
take umbrage
decry
be put out
oppose strongly
animadvert
inveigh against
kick against
complain vociferously about
find fault with
express a poor opinion of
not support
speak up
speak out against
frown upon
contest
reason
dissuade
find fault
object strongly to
squabble
bicker
nag
pick at
withstand
recriminate
rain
protest about
admonish
resent
be an adversary of
be opposed
knock
protest to
complain to
be offended by
raise an objection
take umbrage at
take offence at
demur at
pan
make a protest to
reprehend
dispraise
reproach
take something the wrong way
go off in a huff
smart
take something amiss
rebuke
come out against
revolt
slam
holler
chastise
take a dim view
negate
zing
detract
cry out
make a stand
make a protest
discourage
thunder
say no
voice disapproval
castigate
take a stand
attack
thumbs down
take up the cudgels
say no to
be displeased by
back-talk
rant
vociferate
frown
fume
show displeasure
berate
vituperate
upbraid
look askance at
jaw
abuse
revile
objurate
rate
scold
whip
not take kindly to
take a dim view of
bawl out
expostulate about
fulminate against
make a protest against
protest strongly at
declaim against
disagree violently with
put up a fight against
tongue-lash
rage against
chew out
make a stand against
complain bitterly about
criticize severely
thunder against
kick up
remonstrate about
take great exception to
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
hiccup
burden
problem
complication
impedance
constraint
setback
blockage
facer
delay
brake
millstone
retardation
hampering
barricade
shackle
catch-22
hamper
road block
monkey wrench
stoppage
holdup
inconvenience
detriment
albatross
baggage
cumbrance
rub
preventive
stricture
wall
ball and chain
sticking point
weakness
issue
rein
defect
discouragement
straitjacket
load
hangup
bottleneck
glitch
interruption
retardment
blockade
gridlock
joker
uphill
dead weight
baulk
UK
millstone around your neck
hang-up
jam-up
bond
pitfall
fetters
bonds
headache
blocking
shortcoming
trouble
opposition
congestion
checking
arrest
stumbling stone
psychological baggage
occlusion
hardship
millstone round someone's neck
hobble
circumvention
defence
UK
circumscription
confinement
defense
US
yoke
chains
hold-up
roadblock
curbing
bridling
limit
bump
frustration
railing
traverse
fence
bridle
shackling
baulking
UK
cramping
fettering
disincentive
preventative
balking
US
pale
glass ceiling
leash
stone in one's path
holding back
defensive measures
booby trap
mountain to climb
blank wall
prevention
lock
sabotage
intervention
inhibitor
excess baggage
foot dragging
deal-breaker
flaw
fault
prohibition
impairment
disorder
disablement
red tape
damper
downside
disbenefit
minus
liability
deterrence
control
determent
negative
dilemma
misfortune
hassle
worry
nuisance
predicament
debit
strike
incommodity
pickle
preclusion
curtailment
obviation
adversity
quandary
cross to bear
weak spot
weak point
safeguard
imperfection
deficiency
gotcha
embargo
condition
plight
scrape
gimmick
interception
blow
snafu
weight
upset
mishap
obligation
mess
reversal
bother
land mine
protection
whammy
ban
strain
stress
thwarting
security
suppression
forestalling
clampdown
grievance
precaution
failing
avoidance
retardant
ceiling
ill
preemption
impasse
botheration
bug
negative aspect
perplexity
dispute
remedy
lack
downfall
worriment
can of worms
disputed point
reverse
halt
disability
point at issue
puzzler
distress
deadweight
constrainment
constriction
precautionary measure
wet blanket
knot
disappointment
preventive measure
forestallment
knock
tight spot
restrainer
defeat
protective measure
rebuff
cross
concern
affliction
deterence
anxiety
bummer
con
vexation
challenge
puzzle
body blow
task
one in the eye
piece of bad luck
bit of trouble
reversal of fortune
thorn in one's side
kick in the teeth
knock-back
bone of contention
misery
woe
damp
slowing
consequence
handicapping
demerit
deadlock
albatross around one's neck
small difficulty
dissuasion
commitment
breakdown
complaint
weary load
buttress
tangle
bad
tribulation
palladium
bind
break
pinch
prob
intimidation
penalty
prophylaxis
cinchers
anchor
binders
shield
wait
chill
demand
caution
flip side
case
privation
other side of the coin
depressant
cloud
retarding device
proscription
interdict
drain
pressure
afterdeal
spot
jinx
jam
detention
detainment
tie
harness
hold
gloom
pall
imposition
tax
protective
moratorium
veto
boycott
deterring factor
neutralizer
unseen problem
clot
Achilles heel
the rub
depression
holding pattern
trap
matter
to-do
interdiction
order
reduction
bad news
disaster area
fail-safe
trick
millstone round one's neck
snare
evil
question
rahui
conundrum
ploy
dodge
wile
cold water
habit
count
squeeze
bugbear
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
anticipatory measure
lapse
hot water
traffic jam
joker in the pack
blunder
regression
slowdown
backset
comedown
regress
bath
foil
bottom
slip
box
teething trouble
inefficacy
error
maximum
reverse of fortune
double whammy
drawing board
flip-flop
whole new ballgame
unfortunate development
about-face
onus
miscalculation
mistake
mischance
bafflement
cap
duty
threshold
bitter pill
problems
stroke of bad luck
bound
irritation
regulation
demarcation
bounds
responsibility
charge
mental weight
blame
punishment
trial
unwanted responsibility
accountability
annoyance
disquiet
extent
containment
border
perimeter
boundary
unease
grief
agitation
issues
tops
line of demarcation
cutoff point
margin
confine
cut-off point
curfew
upper limit
plateau
repression
line
strife
unpleasantness
turmoil
struggle
row
sorrow
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
bar
truss
stick
buttress
bracket
shore
reinforcement
upright
pier
stave
underpinning
mount
mounting
spur
framework
spike
staff
spoke
slat
crossbeam
band
base
billet
paling
rail
baton
platform
pale
palisade
floorboard
vertical
stilt
hold
block
arm
bearing
leg
cane
sprag
pilaster
mainstay
flagpole
flagstaff
shoring
strengthener
lever
I-beam
tether
wire
spine
tiebeam
shank
spindle
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
substructure
standard
panel
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
palette
boarding
sheet
length of timber
piece of timber
piece of wood
crutch
point d'appui
more ❯
Noun
▲
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
regret
desolation
displeasure
exasperation
grievance
lamentation
resentment
malaise
weariness
anger
discontentedness
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
pique
indignation
wrath
umbrage
ire
hurt
fury
peevishness
spleen
crossness
rage
rancour
UK
choler
outrage
agitation
rancor
US
unease
perturbation
grudge
hostility
acrimony
animosity
impatience
antipathy
unrest
hatred
animus
disquietude
offence
UK
offense
US
gall
cynicism
ill will
spite
irritability
antagonism
disturbance
resentfulness
tetchiness
testiness
discord
petulance
hate
sourness
vehemence
unfulfillment
moroseness
huff
turmoil
bile
miff
discomfiture
bad feelings
dumps
chip on your shoulder
world-weariness
rude awakening
blahs
rise
ill feeling
righteous anger
doldrums
weltschmerz
contempt
horror
embitterment
vindictiveness
snappiness
rankling
neglection
ill-humour
grievances
shortness
edginess
irascibility
impetuosity
alienation
furor
US
waspishness
temper
qualm
scruple
misgiving
angriness
cantankerousness
pettishness
estrangement
lividness
wrathfulness
biliousness
lividity
nervousness
jitteriness
madness
irateness
abruptness
irritableness
intolerance
curtness
brusqueness
birse
disagreement
sorriness
weeping
dolefulness
touchiness
sullenness
crabbiness
souring
repugnance
dissidence
unfriendliness
mad
dolour
mood
dissension
apathy
a rude awakening
quick temper
stroppiness
tearfulness
dejectedness
infirmity
harassment
fluster
derangement
alarm
disease
sickness
illness
churlishness
ailment
disarray
disruption
scorn
joylessness
poignancy
disorder
weakness
ill humour
bad temper
queasiness
affront
malady
hot temper
debility
being rubbed up the wrong way
forlornness
woefulness
bleakness
miserableness
embitteredness
furore
UK
condition
slow burn
boiling point
feebleness
enmity
stress
spiritlessness
dismals
downcastness
melancholia
dysphoria
despondence
lowness
pensiveness
pessimism
dreariness
dismalness
malice
decrepitude
worriment
strife
defeatism
abasement
abjection
anhedonia
despond
abjectness
unhealthiness
enervation
sickliness
heavyheartedness
languor
embarrassment
strain
tumult
lassitude
blue funk
a low
broken-heartedness
blue devils
incensement
the dumps
the blues
malignity
jaundice
dudgeon
passion
infirmness
acerbity
ailments
ills
peeve
score
down
exacerbation
fog
bad blood
bad feeling
hard feelings
ill feelings
more ❯
Find more words!
Another word for
Opposite of
Meaning of
Rhymes with
Sentences with
Find word forms
Translate from English
Translate to English
Words With Friends
Scrabble
Crossword / Codeword
Words starting with
Words ending with
Words containing exactly
Words containing letters
Pronounce
Find conjugations
Find names
From Afrikaans
From Albanian
From Amharic
From Arabic
From Armenian
From Azerbaijani
From Basque
From Belarusian
From Bengali
From Bosnian
From Bulgarian
From Catalan
From Cebuano
From Chichewa
From Chinese
From Corsican
From Croatian
From Czech
From Danish
From Dutch
From Esperanto
From Estonian
From Farsi
From Filipino
From Finnish
From French
From Frisian
From Galician
From Georgian
From German
From Greek
From Gujarati
From Haitian Creole
From Hausa
From Hebrew
From Hindi
From Hmong
From Hungarian
From Icelandic
From Igbo
From Indonesian
From Irish
From Italian
From Japanese
From Javanese
From Kannada
From Kazakh
From Khmer
From Korean
From Kurdish
From Kyrgyz
From Lao
From Latin
From Latvian
From Lithuanian
From Luxembourgish
From Macedonian
From Malagasy
From Malay
From Malayalam
From Maltese
From Maori
From Marathi
From Mongolian
From Burmese
From Nepali
From Norwegian
From Polish
From Portuguese
From Punjabi
From Romanian
From Russian
From Samoan
From Scots Gaelic
From Serbian
From Sesotho
From Shona
From Sinhala
From Slovak
From Slovenian
From Somali
From Spanish
From Sundanese
From Swahili
From Swedish
From Tajik
From Tamil
From Telugu
From Thai
From Turkish
From Ukrainian
From Urdu
From Uzbek
From Vietnamese
From Welsh
From Xhosa
From Yiddish
From Yoruba
From Zulu
To Afrikaans
To Albanian
To Amharic
To Arabic
To Armenian
To Azerbaijani
To Basque
To Belarusian
To Bengali
To Bosnian
To Bulgarian
To Catalan
To Cebuano
To Chichewa
To Chinese
To Corsican
To Croatian
To Czech
To Danish
To Dutch
To Esperanto
To Estonian
To Farsi
To Filipino
To Finnish
To French
To Frisian
To Galician
To Georgian
To German
To Greek
To Gujarati
To Haitian Creole
To Hausa
To Hebrew
To Hindi
To Hmong
To Hungarian
To Icelandic
To Igbo
To Indonesian
To Irish
To Italian
To Japanese
To Javanese
To Kannada
To Kazakh
To Khmer
To Korean
To Kurdish
To Kyrgyz
To Lao
To Latin
To Latvian
To Lithuanian
To Luxembourgish
To Macedonian
To Malagasy
To Malay
To Malayalam
To Maltese
To Maori
To Marathi
To Mongolian
To Burmese
To Nepali
To Norwegian
To Polish
To Portuguese
To Punjabi
To Romanian
To Russian
To Samoan
To Scots Gaelic
To Serbian
To Sesotho
To Shona
To Sinhala
To Slovak
To Slovenian
To Somali
To Spanish
To Sundanese
To Swahili
To Swedish
To Tajik
To Tamil
To Telugu
To Thai
To Turkish
To Ukrainian
To Urdu
To Uzbek
To Vietnamese
To Welsh
To Xhosa
To Yiddish
To Yoruba
To Zulu
English
French
Afrikaans Word
Albanian Word
Arabic Word
Bengali Word
Chinese Word
Croatian Word
Czech Word
Danish Word
Dutch Word
English Word
Finnish Word
French Word
German Word
Greek Word
Hindi Word
Hungarian Word
Icelandic Word
Indonesian Word
Italian Word
Japanese Word
Korean Word
Latin Word
Malay Word
Malayalam Word
Marathi Word
Nepali Word
Norwegian Word
Polish Word
Portuguese Word
Romanian Word
Russian Word
Serbian Word
Slovak Word
Spanish Word
Swahili Word
Swedish Word
Tamil Word
Telugu Word
Thai Word
Turkish Word
Ukrainian Word
Uzbek Word
Vietnamese Word
Welsh Word
All words
2-letter words
3-letter words
4-letter words
5-letter words
6-letter words
7-letter words
8-letter words
9-letter words
10-letter words
11-letter words
12-letter words
13-letter words
14-letter words
Plural of
Singular of
Past tense of
Present tense of
Verb for
Adjective for
Adverb for
Noun for
Meaning of name
Origin of name
Names meaning
Names starting with
Names of origin
baulk
Use * for blank tiles (max 2)
Advanced Search
Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces
Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
Related Words and Phrases
balk
balky
balkiness
balker
balking
balked
baulking
baulked
balks
balkily
baulks
balkers
See Also
What is the opposite of baulk
?
Sentences with the word baulk
Words that rhyme with baulk
What is the past tense of balk
?
What is the plural of balk
?
What is the adverb for baulk
?
What is the adjective for baulk
?
What is the noun for baulk
?
What is another word for baulk
?
Translations for balk
Use our
Synonym Finder
Nearby Words
baulk at
baulked
baulked at
baulking
baulking at
baulks
Bauhin's valves
Bauhin's valve
bauhinia
bauer
bauds
baud rate
4-letter Words Starting With
b
ba
bal
Find Synonyms
baulk
go
Word Tools
Finders & Helpers
Apps
More
Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2023