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What is another word for
baulk at
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Verb
To be coy, undecided or diffident about
To refuse or say no to
To feel fear, horror, or disgust at the thought of something
To be reluctant to do something
To take exception to
To stop and refuse to go forward (usually of a horse)
To try to prevent by action or argument
To show or feel repugnance for or resistance to something
To avoid (something), especially out of fear
To dodge something, such as a question, task or duty
Adjective
Reluctant or averse to doing something
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Verb
▲
To be coy, undecided or diffident about
fight shy of
demur from
flinch from
recoil from
scruple about
be against
hang back from
have misgivings about
have scruples about
be averse to
be bashful about
be chary of
be coy about
be diffident about
be opposed to
be shy about
have qualms about
scruple to
be afraid to
be disinclined to
be hesitant to
be indisposed to
be loath to
be reluctant to
be slow to
be unwilling to
hate to
hesitate to
vacillate about
waver about
boggle at
disrelish
not be in favour of
not like to
quail at
think twice about
be cagey about
mind doing something
not be in the mood to
not have the heart to
drag one's feet over
drag one's heels over
dither
baulk
UK
hang back
demur
waver
shrink
scruple
hesitate
be reluctant about
be sorry to
balk
US
shy away
shy away from
falter
be ashamed to
vacillate
shy
jib
boggle
shrink from
shilly-shally
more ❯
Verb
▲
To refuse or say no to
decline
refuse
reject
pass
desist
dismiss
rebuff
snub
spurn
deny
repudiate
shun
abjure
forbear
forgo
renounce
avoid
disapprove
repulse
eschew
demur
reprobate
demur at
knock back
pass on
pass up
say no to
turn down
abstain from
brush aside
balk at
refrain from
shy from
desist from
not accept
withhold from
opt out
refuse to take advantage of
look down one's nose at
opt out of
send one's regrets
shake one's head
give the red light
give the thumbs down
nix
negative
deselect
ignore
throw out
give the thumbs down to
shoot down
disregard
discount
skip
overlook
miss
not heed
not take advantage of
scorn
disdain
negate
repel
withdraw
protest
say no
turn away
brush off
dispense with
hold back
hold off
hold out
protest at
set aside
turn from
throw over
not budge on
turn back on
send off
turn deaf ear to
jib at
draw the line at
not care for
don't want to
refuse to receive
give thumbs down to
not buy
abandon
give up
steer clear of
resist
drop
forsake
withhold
stop
keep from
cease
quit
relinquish
veto
kick
cut out
discontinue
swear off
disallow
pack in
do without
forbear from
abstain
disavow
forswear
shrink from
waive
curb
break off
finish
check
lay off
leave off
go without
jack in
give something a miss
leave alone
halt
refrain
suspend
abdicate
knock off
can
preclude
scoff at
stay away from
bypass
cold-shoulder
restrain from
rein in
give over
pack up
fend off
give someone the brush-off
have nothing to do with
give a wide berth to
sit out
give the cold shoulder
withgo
call a halt to
call it a day
neglect
arrest
cut
abnegate
belay
shirk
forego
evade
throw away
snout
back off from
pull out of
put a stop to
axe
UK
check out from
deny oneself
miss out on
ax
US
put an end to
wean
kibosh
call it quits on
surcease from
stay clear of
cast aside
give the bum's rush
restrain oneself from
freeze out
leave out
prevent oneself from
give someone the go-by
give the brush
cut dead
put down
shy away from
look right through someone
tell someone where to get off
not give in to
shake off
stiff-arm
stop oneself from
disacknowledge
buck
retract
recant
repeal
reluct
pass by
unsay
not hear of
renege
check oneself
foreswear
slight
surrender
contemn
jilt
cede
keep
rule out
rule against
disown
concede
sneer at
sneeze at
treat with contempt
turn your nose up at
look down on
hold in contempt
say ‘no’ to
yield
desert
sacrifice
detain
wash your hands of
turn your back on
weasel out of
unaccustom
inhibit
suppress
keep back
cut off
have done with
withdraw from
give the go by
take the cure
detach
sign away
end
let pass
hand over
put aside
turn over
hold off on
stifle
let go by
break
conclude
fail to take advantage of
put on hold
put on ice
ostracize
US
hinder
stay away
interfere with
head off
sidestep
escape
dodge
stave off
make up for
circumvent
get around
get out of
avert
steer clear
nullify
obviate
ward off
prevent
neutralize
US
block
impede
counterbalance
break the habit of
withstand
skip out on
help
prohibit
shake
neutralise
UK
skirt
counteract
anticipate
bilk
ditch
kick the habit
quit cold
lay off of
let up
keep off
cease to indulge in
kick over
call it quits
ostracise
UK
keep one's distance from
body-swerve
stay shy of
fight shy of
keep away from
not touch
have no part in
give a wide berth
stand aloof from
keep clear of
send to Coventry
have no part of
recoil from
give the runaround
turn away from
palm off
jib
be reluctant to
refuse to
take exception to
scruple to
stop short
quail at
hate to
shy away
not like to
be unwilling to
demur from
baulk
UK
draw back from
balk
US
more ❯
Verb
▲
To feel fear, horror, or disgust at the thought of something
recoil
feel abhorrence at
feel disgust at
feel revulsion at
hesitate at
shrink from
be unable to bear
shy away from
be unable to stomach
Verb
▲
To be reluctant to do something
hesitate
scruple
be reluctant
be disinclined
be unwilling
demur from
shrink from
be ambivalent about
be hesitant
boggle at
feel uneasy about
hang back from
have misgivings about
have qualms about
be diffident about
think twice about
be in a dilemma
be in a quandary
be in two minds
have second thoughts
be irresolute
have qualms
blow hot and cold
be on the horns of a dilemma
waver
dither
vacillate
falter
teeter
stagger
halt
wabble
wobble
balance
demur
doubt
boggle
disrelish
shy
fret
stickle
worry
shilly-shally
hang back
stick at
mind doing something
drag one's heels over
shy away from
demur about
vacillate about
flinch from
be loath
balk at
recoil from
drag one's feet over
waver about
have reservations about
have scruples about
don't want to
think twice
more ❯
Verb
▲
To take exception to
draw the line at
balk at
refuse to
refuse to accept
object to
take exception to
take issue with
draw a line in the sand
put one's foot down about
Verb
▲
To stop and refuse to go forward (usually of a horse)
jib
refuse
baulk
UK
balk
US
recoil
retreat
shy
stop at
stop short
stop short at
pull up
retreat from
waver
falter
hesitate
flinch
quail
shy at
not want to
fight shy of
shy away from
stop short of
be unwilling to
be reluctant to
boggle at
draw back from
be loath to
demur at
shrink from
recoil from
Verb
▲
To try to prevent by action or argument
resist
oppose
defy
hinder
impede
obstruct
block
challenge
check
combat
confront
contest
counter
dispute
fight
frustrate
halt
inhibit
prevent
protest
restrain
stem
stop
thwart
battle
curb
reluct
counteract
countervail
gainstand
gainstay
refuse
stonewall
withset
withsit
withstay
fight against
object to
go against
be hostile to
contend with
dissent with
be anti
kick against
rebel against
take on
be in opposition to
refuse to accept
stand up to
strive against
be in defiance of
lock horns with
struggle against
take a stand against
take issue with
face down
take up arms against
put up a fight against
speak out against
set your face against
dig in your heels
withstand
repel
oppugn
cross
face
controvert
fly in the face of
contradict
buck
gainsay
attack
deny
contravene
tackle
negate
meet
argue with
face off
reject
question
contend
argue
disagree
disaffirm
be against
negative
disagree with
assault
assail
argue against
impugn
balk
US
quarrel with
baulk
UK
call in question
hold back
rebut
brave
encounter
dislike
query
beat
disapprove
dissent
impeach
disavow
react
brazen
doubt
outface
disapprove of
arrest
beard
breast
restrict
foil
delay
duel
outbrave
rebuff
hamper
stall
retard
wage war on
forestall
dare
curtail
ward off
not support
not countenance
stave off
fend off
scorn
frown at
hold out against
speak against
traverse
react against
run counter to
stand up and be counted against
call into question
meet head-on
dissent from
act against
interfere with
make a stand against
take a stand
agitate against
revolt against
repulse
unseat
rise up against
rival
campaign against
eliminate
end
fight off
hold at bay
match
tangle with
oppose action
compete against
compete with
take up arms
do battle
disobey
spurn
war
spare no effort
resolve
break
impune
put up an argument
come to blows with
feud with
rally against
vie against
have bone to pick
take wind out of sails
buck the trend
battle against
cast doubt upon
throw doubt on
cast aspersions upon
stick it to
decline
debate
cope with
put an end to
bring to an end to
clash
outdare
litigate
rage against
blast
go against the grain
take
knock chip off shoulder
make my day
muster courage
run the gauntlet
step over the line
square off
laugh at
refute
counterattack
disprove
repudiate
do battle with
fight with
disconfirm
discredit
disclaim
set upon
launch
battle with
begin battle with
strike
skirmish with
clash with
engage
confute
knock back
turn down
push back
push back against
debunk
grapple with
wrest with
scrap with
wage war against
disown
disallow
take issue
explode
mount an attack on
enter into combat with
fall on
contain
control
slow
come to close quarters with
defeat
naysay
dam
evade
give battle to
join battle with
reduce
shoot down
shoot full of holes
shoot down in flames
stay
avoid
declare untrue
handicap
staunch
stymie
brush aside
encumber
cramp
hamstring
diminish
lessen
trammel
fetter
head off
stanch
bring an end to
put a stop to
work against
hobble
shackle
decrease
put off
filibuster
hold off
interrupt
constrain
deter
cripple
clog
bottleneck
prohibit
handcuff
baffle
manacle
muzzle
burden
neutralize
US
crimp
embarrass
cumber
bring to a standstill
cut off
bar
box in
choke
debar
queer someone's pitch
hold up
short-circuit
crab
be a hindrance to
shut out
hog-tie
set back
bork
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
throw a spoke in the wheel of
neutralise
UK
throw a spanner in the works
tie up
get in the way
louse up
slow down
interfere
accost
waylay
approach
flout
affront
face up to
go up against
come up against
square up to
go one-on-one
face with
come face to face with
come to grips
take aside
call out
get to grips
more ❯
Verb
▲
To show or feel repugnance for or resistance to something
rebel
recoil
flinch
shrink
feel repugnance
shrink from
flinch from
pull back
show repugnance
pull back from
shy away
shy away from
Verb
▲
To avoid (something), especially out of fear
funk
evade
dodge
avoid
duck
get out of
run away from
wriggle out of
cop out of
duck out of
escape from
recoil from
wuss out
flinch from
take fright
turn tail
chicken out of
escape
shirk
sidestep
duck-shove
bypass
cut
get around
elude
skive off
shake
scape
finesse
decline
weasel out of
skirt round
shuffle out of
slide out of
shun
circumvent
skive
bilk
steer clear of
back out of
eschew
skirt
parry
neglect
renege
quit
tergiversate
shy from
pussyfoot around
pay no attention to
find a way out of
pull out of
turn back on
shrink from
find a way round
give a wide berth to
beat
shortcut
skip
brush off
abandon
desert
backpedal
welsh
revoke
renounce
withdraw
juke
tergiverse
discount
cop out
excuse
dance around
disregard
ignore
overlook
back down
back out
give the slip
back off
weasel out
get out
dispense with
give something a miss
get away from
short-circuit
give the slip to
keep one's distance from
be oblivious to
turn your back on
lay low from
fend off
pay no mind
unmind
unheed
turn a blind eye to
tune out
shirk from
keep off
take no notice of
pay no heed to
go around
shake off
miss
cheat
fence
forget
dog
bludge
slough off
leave something undone
lose sight of
play truant from
be lax about
not attend
not attend to
pay little attention to
skimp on
let something slide
be remiss about
lie down on job
shuffle off
body-swerve
lose
ditch
pass over
leave behind
dismiss
give a wide berth
flee
outmanoeuvre
UK
outmaneuver
US
keep your distance
foil
stay away from
thwart
outflank
keep at arm's length
balk
US
baulk
UK
pussyfoot
get round
fight shy of
skirt around
slip away from
throw off the scent
omit
skim over
break away from
gloss over
frustrate
circumnavigate
baffle
outwit
burke
outrun
fudge
shuck
throw off
fly
shy
weasel
work around
steer clear
slip
make light of
get rid of
end-run
overpass
keep clear of
find a way around
skate over
wink at
blink at
keep well away
avoid like the plague
give the runaround
reject
slip through the net of
slur over
shut eyes to
brush aside
fail to deal with
pass up
look the other way
turn a deaf ear to
slip through your fingers
shrug off
trick
hack
find a loophole
skulk
run away
wriggle
overcome
deflect
stymie
field
keep out of the way of
outpace
outstrip
outdistance
clear
forestall
defeat
goldbrick
malinger
check
prevent
extricate oneself from
get ahead of
rid
sneak away from
fence off
answer evasively
stay clear of
get past
hide from
blow off
get shot of
get clear of
get free from
sneak away
slip out
tap dance around
talk around
forgo
escape the clutches of
lead on a merry chase
fast forward
leave out
cut out
do without
hedge
double
skip out on
run from
flannel
equivocate
prevaricate
take back road
depart from
deviate from
get away
detour
misheed
whitewash
go around the barn
waffle
stonewall
run around
let it go
take no notice
gloze over
leave be
fail to notice
connive
exclude
look through
never mind
turn blind eye
slight
paper over
close your eyes to
pay no mind to
turn deaf ear
not take into account
push aside
turn a blind eye
bury one's head in sand
not listen
stay shy of
be beyond
slip through the net
avoid answering
be equivocal about
be evasive about
quibble about
go past
go round
not give a straight answer to
beat around bush
not pay
beg the question
beat about the bush about
pass round
keep out of
detour round
pass around
make a detour round
forsake
pretermit
defer
contemn
discard
underestimate
scant
elide
depreciate
overleap
postpone
procrastinate
fail to care for
not care
have nothing to do with
be derelict
laugh off
throw to the winds
be remiss in
set aside
trifle with
let go
be irresponsible
not care for
be remiss
let pass
fail to look after
think little of
procrastinate over
leave alone
be indifferent
be negligent
be careless
live with
fail to provide for
not trouble oneself
more ❯
Verb
▲
To dodge something, such as a question, task or duty
flinch
evade
avoid
shrink
demur
dodge
shy
eschew
shirk
elude
escape
shun
shy away
hang back
quail at
turn away
back away
draw back
boggle at
fight shy of
jib at
recoil
sheer
sheer away
Adjective
▲
Reluctant or averse to doing something
unwilling
reluctant
disinclined
loath
averse
indisposed
opposed
slow
unenthusiastic
resistant
mind
afraid
hesitant
sweer
disrelish
uninclined
demur at
flinch from
jib at
not about
recoil from
shrink from
have qualms about
have scruples about
shy away from
stick at
vacillate about
waver about
not in the mood
be cagey about
boggle at
have misgivings about
have reservations about
not have the heart to
think twice about
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