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What is another word for
baulks
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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 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 disregard the rules and refuse to conform
To cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain
To complain or raise objections
To stop and refuse to go forward (usually of a horse)
To hesitate or refuse to proceed due to fear, aversion, or reluctance
To disagree with or dispute
Noun
Plural for something that encumbers progress or movement
Plural for a long, sturdy piece of timber or metal
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▲
Verb
▲
To suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust
cringes
flinches
recoils
blenches
quails
starts
shrinks
dodges
shirks
falters
shudders
shies
cowers
quakes
demurs
swerves
ducks
reels
flinches from
recoils from
pulls back
draws back
winces
bucks
squinches
wavers
trembles
baulks
UK
jerks
jolts
jumps
squirms
shivers
shakes
quivers
twitches
takes fright
rears
reacts
jumps back
shrinks back
blanches
grimaces
gasps
turns
scowls
jibs
shrinks away
pulls a face
backs off
makes a face
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
eschews
desists
disdains
jibs
resists
scorns
shrinks from
refuses
demurs from
quails at
refuses to
shies away
draws back from
jibs at
reins in
scruples to
shies from
stops short
turns down
hates to
takes exception to
draws 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
hesitates
wavers
vacillates
dithers
scruples
dawdles
equivocates
doubts
dilly-dallies
hesitates over
hums and haws
thinks twice
holds back
hems and haws
sits on fence
temporizes
US
temporises
UK
falters
stalls
delays
fluctuates
teeters
havers
staggers
pauses
swithers
wobbles
oscillates
halts
dallies
wabbles
lingers
waits
hedges
alternates
tergiversates
demurs
dillydallies
hovers
seesaws
pussyfoots
stumbles
defers
deliberates
stops
boggles
flounders
hangs
weighs
ponders
mammers
debates
shilly-shallies
hangs back
shies away
pulls back
thinks about
holds off
baulks
UK
blows hot and cold
procrastinates
sits on the fence
pussyfoots around
tarries
balances
loiters
flip-flops
chops and changes
runs hot and cold
wastes time
fence-straddles
plays a waiting game
drags your heels
keeps changing your mind
trifles
potters
faffs about
kills time
marks time
moves slowly
whiles away time
changes
swings
waffles
whiffles
straddles
yo-yos
changes mind
prolongs
adjourns
postpones
retards
protracts
lags
goldbricks
pokes
cools
drags
stays
puts off
defers action
takes a raincheck
drags your feet
lets something slide
plays for time
postpones action
suspends action
kicks the can down the road
uses delaying tactics
puts off doing something
hangs fire
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
foils
thwarts
baffles
checks
frustrates
bars
hinders
prevents
obstructs
beats
defeats
forestalls
counteracts
impedes
stalls
stops
blocks
checkmates
curbs
discomfits
halts
disconcerts
circumvents
cramps
dashes
disappoints
ruins
heads off
cramps one's style
throws a curve
throws monkey wrench in
upsets the applecart
hampers
stymies
baulks
UK
inhibits
restrains
trammels
holds up
handicaps
fetters
holds back
hamstrings
scuppers
scotches
interferes with
encumbers
counters
derails
outwits
crimps
hobbles
retards
clogs
opposes
cumbers
snookers
spoils
delays
shackles
hangs up
manacles
puts the kibosh on
handcuffs
fouls up
embarrasses
restricts
upsets
stands in the way of
arrests
cripples
nips in the bud
crabs
throws a spanner in the works
hog-ties
short-circuits
ties up
puts paid to
puts a stop to
crosses
slows down
gets in the way
throws a monkey wrench in the works of
nobbles
does for
puts the mockers on
louses up
bilks
constrains
disrupts
interrupts
deters
puts the stopper on
screws up
puts a spoke in someone's wheel
interferes
borks
entangles
smashes
gets in the way of
sets back
undoes
confounds
averts
roots
traverses
overturns
precludes
snafus
prohibits
contravenes
obviates
stonewalls
gives the slip
takes down
takes wind out of
puts a brake on
binds
overcomes
stifles
queers
negates
stumps
confuses
corners
slows
nullifies
brakes
repels
suppresses
resists
bridles
inconveniences
intercepts
curtails
anticipates
parries
staves off
neutralizes
US
messes up
plays off
cooks someone's goose
represses
chokes
gives the run around
debars
rattles
wards off
cuts off
holds off
fends off
neutralises
UK
chokes off
gives a hard time
shuts off
chains
shuts out
closes off
drags your feet
shuts down
diverts
deflects
worsts
throws
countermoves
vanquishes
conquers
sabotages
halts in its tracks
throws a monkey wrench in the works
bottlenecks
muzzles
burdens
puts off
prevents from making progress
freezes
dams
fazes
dishes
boxes in
throws a spoke in the wheel of
avoids
saddles with
blights
invalidates
scuttles
dampens
squashes
chills
clouds
affects
disturbs
repulses
suspends
remits
tampers
influences
buries
counterplots
blanks
intermits
discommodes
conflicts
jams
troubles
incommodes
wreaks havoc with
throws cold water on
puts a damper on
puts the damper on
pours cold water on
gets the better of
puts end to
beats down
takes wind out of sails
causes setback
forfends
ties
leashes
shipwrecks
stultifies
debilitates
detains
interdicts
staves
decelerates
stays
puts an end to
turns aside
keeps at bay
rules out
defends against
keeps off
keeps lid on
slackens
lessens
puzzles
postpones
nonplusses
retardates
weighs down
ties one's hands
mystifies
mires
defers
flummoxes
bogs
takes the wind out of your sails
shelves
pigeonholes
keeps back
slows up
bogs down
lets up
puts back
brings to screeching halt
backs off
dead-ends
contradicts
denies
puts on hold
hangs fire
puts on back burner
throws a monkey wrench into
crushes
fights
disaffirms
combats
impugns
gainsays
helps
preempts
bucks
negatives
disputes
withstands
duels
contests
banjaxes
licks
goes against
forbids
acts against
pre-empts
steals a march on
beats someone to the draw
beats someone to the punch
second-guesses
gets in before
beats someone to it
provides against
gets ahead of
puts the lid on
dashes one's hope
quashes
destroys
quells
squelches
ends
extinguishes
subdues
demolishes
clobbers
wrecks
shatters
limits
cracks down on
annihilates
devastates
impairs
terminates
annuls
brings to an end
nixes
subverts
undermines
stamps out
abolishes
wipes out
finishes
routs
sandbags
escapes
snuffs out
clamps down on
damages
gets rid of
slaps down
offsets
silences
controls
cancels
eradicates
quenches
eliminates
blows
smothers
kills
extirpates
defies
stems
puts down
eludes
makes a mess of
works against
plays havoc with
blows a hole in
brings to naught
breaks
evades
injures
harms
destabilizes
US
obliterates
dispatches
disempowers
decimates
sidesteps
bypasses
spikes
shakes
overwhelms
weakens
reduces
obscures
botches
skirts
overthrows
trashes
vitiates
challenges
cuts short
destabilises
UK
cruels
tames
countervails
pauses
euchres
cools
rebuts
mucks up
confines
rebuffs
confronts
steers clear of
withholds
reins in
fights back
holds
does in
puts a wrench in the works
holds in
holds down
stands off
picks off
stems the flow of
sits on
cancels out
renders ineffective
drives away
sees off
thrusts back
turns back
fights off
wreaks havoc
take issue with
forces back
puts a spanner in the works
puts to flight
beats back
sends packing
struggles against
drives back
causes havoc
turns away
puts up a fight against
brushes off
makes a hash of
beats off
strives against
attacks
ravages
incapacitates
discontinues
threatens
disables
compromises
gets out of
suffocates
bollixes
hurts
strangles at birth
dodges
makes an end of
brings to a close
aborts
diminishes
squishes
scrunches
ducks
peters out
breaks up
breaks down
cracks down
circumnavigates
ceases
shuns
intrudes on
commandeers
disfigures
strangulates
weeds out
brings an end to
shunts
straitens
eschews
masters
catches
tramples on
forefends
captures
nets
ensnares
enmeshes
jukes
ditches
crashes
unsettles
snags
sweeps aside
scars
outlaws
tethers
taints
runs counter to
enjoins
wards
erodes
misses
snows under
heads off at pass
prepares for
acts in advance of
overpowers
stains
tackles
takes out of play
puts the brakes on
afflicts
attenuates
demoralizes
US
bests
dents
subjugates
protracts
shoves aside
oppugns
wars
throttles
decays
saps
emasculates
surmounts
screens
hems in
prorogues
complicates
resolves
demoralises
UK
softens
keeps at arm's length
chases away
forces off
knocks down
keeps away
drives off
keeps in
makes late
prolongs
holds off on
holds over
reins
puts on brakes
drags through the mud
cheats
brings to an end to
makes a stand against
battles against
copes with
glitches up
detracts from
contains
swallows
muffles
dominates
queers the pitch of
clips one's wings
pokes full of holes
governs
staunches
moderates
monkeys with
gets a grip on
triumphs over
wins against
prevails over
gains control of
gains mastery over
regulates
chokes back
discourages
bottles up
keeps
keeps in check
damps
bites back
keeps under control
pulls in
keeps a lid on
slackens pace
saves
lets
counterbalances
brings to a standstill
balances
plays for time
counterpoises
topples
equalizes
US
counterweighs
turns off
razes
redresses
wracks
corrects
protests
unbuilds
skins
crazes
impoverishes
relucts
battles
counterchecks
defuses
gainstays
withsets
refuses
withsits
gainstands
withstays
counterweights
deactivates
overrides
abrogates
overrules
brings down
equalises
UK
squares up
balances out
evens up
makes up for
makes ineffective
compensates for
takes on
takes a stand against
faces down
kicks against
fights against
speaks out against
stands up to
contends with
sets your face against
objects to
baulks at
refuses to accept
takes up arms against
rebels against
locks horns with
dissents with
forces away
puts at risk
ballses up
rains on someone's parade
balls up
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
weasels
equivocates
tergiversates
pussyfoots
hedges
fudges
waffles
dodges
ducks
sidesteps
circumvents
eludes
shucks
shirks
eschews
flees
reneges
welshes
hems and haws
beats around the bush
cops out
gets around
gives the runaround
dances around an issue
puts off
slips out
sneaks away
worms one's way out of
avoids
escapes
shuns
shakes
loses
skirts
finesses
scapes
ditches
bilks
flies
shuffles out of
gets away from
evades
escapes from
slips through the net of
baffles
escapes the clutches of
keeps your distance
shies
shakes off
gives the slip
stays away from
runs away from
breaks away from
gives a wide berth
weasels out of
leads on a merry chase
leaves behind
steers clear of
baulks
UK
frustrates
outruns
runs from
outwits
slips through your fingers
foils
runs around
gives the slip to
slips away from
throws off the scent
gets away
doubles
slips through the net
stays shy of
thwarts
more ❯
Verb
▲
To stand or pull back physically, typically into a defensive, aggressive or fearful posture
recoils
retires
retreats
retracts
shrinks
pulls back
backs off
draws back
falls back
shrinks away
gives ground
withdraws
turns tail
flees
disengages
pulls out
beats a hasty retreat
takes flight
beats a retreat
recedes
shies away
backs out
goes backward
backs away
clears out
moves away
gives way
baulks
UK
leaves
moves back
quits
bolts
runs away
escapes
vamooses
splits
beats it
cowers
goes away
shrinks back
departs
runs for it
drops out
flinches
skedaddles
runs off
takes off
scrams
cringes
hightails it
peels out
goes back
withdraws from
legs it
regresses
makes off
runs
abandons
scarpers
decamps
cuts and run
opts out
blenches
flies
draws away
bails out
contracts out
grovels
pulls the plug
hooks it
gets out
moves out
backs down
quails
opts out of
moves further off
wriggles out
exits
flows back
retrocedes
bows out
skips off
evacuates
steps back
makes oneself scarce
distances oneself
resiles
turns away
pulls away
crawfishes
loses ground
backpedals
defects
revolts
retrogresses
returns
ebbs
retrogrades
goes down
shudders
hangs back
jerks back
slinks
crouches
jumps back
refuses
starts
squinches
starts back
springs back
winces
excludes oneself
disassociates
dissociates
abstracts
delinks
weasels out
bows out of
secedes
packs in
resigns
pulls out of
absents yourself
walks away from
recedes from
stops participating
disengages from
pulls
forsakes
backs out of
stops participating in
chucks
resigns from
steps down from
detaches
gives up
detaches yourself
scratches from
abstracts oneself
makes a quick exit
eludes
levants
folds
evades
lights out
makes a break for it
takes to your heels
vacates
takes a powder
does a bunk
goes
flies the coop
makes a getaway
bugs out
cuts out
does a runner
breaks
shows a clean pair of heels
does a fade
heads for the hills
makes a run for it
more ❯
Verb
▲
To avoid giving a direct answer to (a question)
evades
parries
fences
fudges
hedges
avoids
bypasses
circumvents
dodges
sidesteps
ducks
equivocates
flannels
prevaricates
prevaricateth
pussyfoots
stonewalls
tergiversates
waffles
weasels
avoids answering
fends off
skirts round
quibbles about
gets out of
cops out of
finds a way round
beats about the bush about
beats around bush
begs the question
Verb
▲
To disturb the composure of
disconcerts
disturbs
upsets
perturbs
discomposes
agitates
unsettles
unnerves
confuses
confounds
rattles
worries
fazes
flusters
dismays
nonplusses
bewilders
discomfits
perplexes
throws
startles
ruffles
troubles
surprises
shakes
baffles
abashes
discombobulates
puzzles
embarrasses
distracts
discountenances
flummoxes
flurries
mortifies
frustrates
undoes
gravels
disorients
bugs
demoralises
UK
demoralizes
US
unbalances
hinders
disarranges
takes aback
shakes up
throws off balance
gets to
puts off
catches off balance
takes by surprise
psychs out
stops someone in their tracks
puts someone off their stroke
makes someone scratch their head
fouls up
puts out of countenance
puts someone off their stride
sets someone back on their heels
causes to be at a stand
upsets the applecart
dumbfounds
stuns
astonishes
astounds
mystifies
bemuses
floors
befuddles
foxes
bamboozles
fuddles
muddles
stumps
addles
beats
mazes
vexes
buffaloes
befogs
poses
wilders
gets
fogs
exercises
besets
thwarts
stumbles
baulks
UK
bothers
disquiets
distresses
alarms
unhinges
concerns
shocks
discomforts
stupefies
frazzles
flabbergasts
fusses
distempers
ails
alarums
amazes
irks
frightens
staggers
daunts
hagrides
derails
annoys
scares
dazes
freaks out
weirds out
harasses
intimidates
spooks
appalls
US
horrifies
bowls over
irritates
knocks for six
discourages
chagrins
appals
UK
frets
rocks
provokes
disheartens
makes uneasy
overwhelms
panics
jolts
torments
dumfounds
cows
hassles
thunderstrikes
afflicts
terrifies
plagues
makes anxious
pesters
strikes dumb
awes
terrorizes
US
displeases
knocks sideways
stirs up
deters
psychs
surprizes
dispirits
terrorises
UK
exasperates
throws off
galls
peeves
aggravates
depresses
saddens
burns up
blows away
angers
leaves open-mouthed
affrights
sets someone thinking
blows your mind
nettles
muddies
riles
chills
bullies
browbeats
grieves
petrifies
needles
narks
mixes up
leaves aghast
pains
knocks out
works up
knocks the stuffing out of
oppresses
consternates
obfuscates
hurts
makes uncomfortable
makes nervous
agonizes
US
puts into a flap
puts out
throws into a tizz
piques
makes waves
dejects
hacks off
excites
gnaws at
agonises
UK
unmans
gives a hard time
subdues
crazes
knocks for a loop
miffs
wounds
takes your breath away
pothers
tortures
offends
nags
jars
aggrieves
electrifies
niggles
strains
causes someone to lose their composure
picks on
weighs down
frights
boggles the mind
takes the wind out of your sails
crushes
renders speechless
throws a curve
chafes
discommodes
moves
spites
sickens
persecutes
overawes
affects
repels
disappoints
disgruntles
scarifies
puts the wind up
rattles one's cage
harries
deranges
lets down
bedevils
benumbs
disorientates
throws into a tizzy
scares to death
boggles
burdens
stresses
brings up short
tries
gives someone grief
disses
gives a turn
bums out
ticks off
casts down
gets at
goes to your head
springs on
grates
haunts
outrages
hurries
rasps
bustles
eats
frosts
gripes
itches
rouses
bulldozes
disillusions
flips
badgers
saps
unstrings
paralyses
UK
disenchants
makes self-conscious
traumatizes
US
dements
impresses
insults
paralyzes
US
makes fretful
disorders
frenzies
debilitates
stiffs
inflames
overcomes
harrows
eggs on
throws into tizzy
dissatisfies
eludes
strikes terror into
winds up
hounds
antagonizes
US
makes a scene
turns on
indisposes
gets across
beleaguers
traumatises
UK
disrupts
gives a bad time
scares away
scares the bejesus out of
screws up
racks
antagonises
UK
stings
chills to the bone
eats away at
injures
disobliges
curdlea the blood
causes anxiety to
flips out
pulls the rug from under
pushes buttons
makes one's hair stand on end
scares off
makes teeth chatter
pulls the rug out from under
boggles the mind of
stymies
lies heavy on
causes anguish to
gives offence to
interrupts
makes one's blood run cold
makes wretched
makes miserable
weighs on
hurts somebody's feelings
cuts to the quick
rankles with
puts one away
makes someone jump out of their skin
causes anxiety
gives a shock
knocks over with feather
makes your head spin
causes concern to
knocks over
causes discomfort to
drives up the wall
messes with one's head
sticks it to
flutters
incommodes
hustles
unquiets
quickens
destabilizes
US
worsts
preoccupies
dizzies
tangles
makes restless
blinds
destabilises
UK
despairs
causes disquiet to
confusticates
strikes
inconveniences
touches
uncalms
revolts
disgusts
incites
galvanizes
US
blinds someone with something
arouses
nauseates
scandalizes
US
scares the daylights out of
confuscates
stimulates
conquers
throws cold water on
pours cold water on
fears
sweats
stews
gobsmacks
goads
ferments
dazzles
flabagasts
galvanises
UK
snows
shatters
dampens
catches unawares
inebriates
makes punchy
intoxicates
affronts
makes awkward
shows up
turns
incapacitates
cramps
burns
defeats
throws for loop
roils
grinds
makes jump
knocks props out
causes wonder
strikes with awe
fires up
hangs up
curses
anguishes
possesses
catches one short
balls up
gives someone a fright
gives someone a jolt
throws a curveball
lays up
gets someone
keys up
puts on edge
puts on the spot
puts in a spot
puts in a hole
makes a monkey of
preys on your mind
hacks you off
weighs heavily on
sends into a spin
damps
bugs up
makes flip
rocks the boat
enervates
gets on one's nerves
straps
pushes
pricks
tantalises
UK
dogs
breaks
tantalizes
US
nit-picks
desolates
martyrs
slights
weakens
makes speechless
undermines
throws for a loop
causes suffering to
nags at
niggles at
numbs
devastates
scandalises
UK
deflates
causes to panic
makes it tough for
eats at
does a number on
cuts up
arouses anxiety in
brings down
gets on your wick
underwhelms
devitalizes
locos
disparages
disrespects
enfeebles
hectors
breaks one's heart
dampens spirits
embitters
disempowers
snubs
grosses out
cripples
blackjacks
drags down
puts a damper on
puts into a funk
makes blue
breaks the heart of
zings
slurs
humiliates
taunts
dashes the hopes of
shatters the illusions of
dampens the spirits of
dashes hopes
dragoons
teases
raises someone's eyebrows
hits like ton of bricks
completely surprises
shakes out of your complacency
bullyrags
abrades
chastens
bogarts
baits
stirs
brings low
railroads
rides
turns off
gets your goat
puts someone's nose out of joint
gives offence
puts down
treads on someone's toes
rubs up the wrong way
puts your back up
causes offense
jeers
wears
blows up
tyrannizes
US
maddens
ridicules
bludgeons
fills with fear
scares witless
scares stiff
cracks
gibes
scares the pants off
hazes
gives someone goose pimples
boos
chills to the marrow
gives someone the heebie-jeebies
scares the living daylights out of
scares someone out of their wits
puts the fear of God into
hisses
freezes your blood
tyrannises
UK
gets the wind up
dashes
strong-arms
throws into a blue funk
mau-maus
makes insane
drives mad
throws into a fright
leans on
gives one the creeps
makes one's flesh creep
chivies
scares someone half to death
pushes around
barracks
heckles
turns on the heat
makes game of
shouts down
shouts catcalls at
jibes at
shouts at
fills with consternation
messes up
more ❯
Verb
▲
To disregard the rules and refuse to conform
disobeys
defies
contravenes
violates
infringes
flouts
infracts
disregards
transgresses
ignores
resists
oversteps
opposes
rebels
revolts
riots
counteracts
challenges
mutinies
strikes
mocks
neglects
withstands
dare
dares
declines
deserts
differs
disagrees
evades
misbehaves
objects
recalcitrates
revolutionises
UK
revolutionizes
US
shirks
goes against
rebels against
fails to observe
fails to comply with
refuses to obey
flies in the face of
sets at naught
sets aside
runs riot
digs your heels in
breaks rules
pays no heed to
breaks the rules
refuses to comply
rises in arms
goes counter to
flies in face of
pays no attention to
takes law into own hands
Verb
▲
To cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain
mulcts
cheats
cons
defrauds
swindles
stiffs
bilks
fleeces
diddles
suckers
cozens
stings
hustles
rooks
does
skins
flimflams
victimises
UK
victimizes
US
bleeds
shortchanges
screws
fiddles
hoses
gaffs
sticks
squeezes
shorts
chisels
euchres
skunks
deceives
reams
chouses
thimblerigs
plucks
nobbles
beats
steals
rips off
shakes down
does in
tricks
does out of
beats out of
deprives
baulks
UK
dupes
bamboozles
takes for a ride
hoodwinks
fools
gulls
misleads
hoaxes
scams
shafts
takes to the cleaners
finagles
pulls a fast one on
puts one over on
deludes
hornswoggles
double-crosses
snookers
burns
buncos
has
exploits
beguiles
takes advantage of
swizzles
sells a pup to
sharps
takes in
snows
strings along
pulls a swifty on
clips
robs
humbugs
milks
bluffs
gouges
misguides
has on
misinforms
outwits
spoofs
sandbags
overcharges
chicanes
fakes out
sucks in
buffaloes
gammons
juggles
catches
sells a bill of goods to
leads on
embezzles
gazumps
rushes
entraps
inveigles
kids
short-changes
leads up the garden path
sells a pup
pulls a fast one
overreaches
ropes in
pulls the wool over someone's eyes
goldbricks
extorts
swizzes
betrays
sells
ensnares
seduces
takes
screws over
gives someone a bum steer
sells down the river
jerks around
stitches up
pulls one's leg
double-deals
wrings
illudes
plunders
soaks
fudges
trims
pilfers
pulls
shucks
circumvents
disappoints
does the dirty on
runs a game on
sells a bill of goods
sucks dry
sets up
does a number on
outfoxes
does someone in the eye
fakes
pulls fast one
makes a fool of
puts on
leads down the garden path
extracts
outthinks
frames
frauds
gips
filches
heists
uses
thwarts
expels
wrenches
wrests
forces
pigeons
grifts
befools
baffles
jives
blackmails
pauperizes
impoverishes
crosses
preys on
jukes
suckers into
does number on
cribs
rogues
blenches
belirts
lirts
strong-arms
gets the better of
makes a sucker of
pulls someone's leg
puts the screws to
foxes
lulls
sucks the life out of
play-acts
plays a trick on
outmanoeuvres
UK
fixes
flams
outsmarts
outmaneuvers
US
hooks
falsifies
plays away
plays joke on
hands a line
takes to cleaners
lies to
takes for ride
crosses up
tears from
bleeds someone of something
fast talks
takes out
gives bum steer
breaks the rules
steals someone blind
cons out of
rooks out of
wheedles
lures
coaxes
cajoles
butties
sweet-talks
more ❯
Verb
▲
To complain or raise objections
demurs
objects
protests
cavils
complains
dissents
remonstrates
deprecates
disagrees
disputes
excepts
expostulates
opposes
scruples
stickles
boggles
challenges
disapproves
fights
kicks
resists
combats
takes exception
takes issue
expresses doubts
raises objections
expresses doubt
kicks up a fuss
kicks up a stink
raises doubts
lodges a protest
take issue with
protests against
argues
expresses objections
expresses disagreement
expresses objections to
condemns
takes exception to
grouses
minds
expresses disapproval
expresses disapproval of
remonstrates against
argues against
moans
gripes
grumbles
lodges a protest against
expresses disagreement with
quibbles
raises objections to
disapproves of
has a problem
beefs
spurns
makes a fuss
quarrels with
moans about
kvetches
draws the line
complains about
has a problem with
grouses about
cavils at
takes a stand against
grumbles about
crabs
crosses
criticises
UK
makes a fuss about
gripes about
beefs about
disavows
criticizes
US
discommends
inveighs
discountenances
rants about
quibbles about
disesteems
draws the line at
kvetches about
begs to differ
frowns on
sounds off
rails against
takes on
raises objection
tangles with
kicks up a stink about
makes an objection
makes a stink
kicks up a fuss about
goes-one-on-one
mixes it up with
baulks
UK
deplores
denounces
nags
speaks out against
finds fault
censures
animadverts
blames
disparages
recriminates
decries
opposes strongly
complains vociferously about
frowns upon
picks at
objects strongly to
whines
bleats
carps
bellyaches
whinges
grumps
grouches
grieves
bemoans
laments
bewails
grizzles
groans
growls
fusses
reproaches
hollers
charges
nitpicks
chirps
wails
maunders
yammers
keens
yawps
mutters
frets
repines
mithers
squeals
murmurs
squawks
yowls
screams
chunters
creates
whimpers
croaks
yaups
caterwauls
cribs
ascribes
refutes
accuses
natters
twines
contravenes
lays
attacks
imputes
gainsays
differs
indicts
snivels
knocks
defies
runs down
finds fault with
lodges a complaint
looks askance
makes a complaint
rails at
picks holes in
goes on about
expresses concern
shows concern
carries on
nit-picks
speaks up
objects to
puts the boot in
plains over
inveighs against
more ❯
Verb
▲
To stop and refuse to go forward (usually of a horse)
jibs
refuses
recoils
retreats
shies
stops at
stops short
baulks at
stops short at
pulls up
retreats from
Verb
▲
To hesitate or refuse to proceed due to fear, aversion, or reluctance
jibs
wavers
falters
hesitates
shies
flinches
quails
recoils
shrinks from
recoils from
baulks at
shies away from
boggles at
demurs at
draws back from
fights shy of
retreats from
shies at
stops short of
Verb
▲
To disagree with or dispute
dissents
differs
demurs
disagrees
disputes
diverges
challenges
disapproves
nonconcurs
objects
opposes
rejects
repudiates
abjures
protests
rebels
refuses
renounces
stickles
argues
bucks
contradicts
declines
disaccords
discords
divides
pettifogs
shies
varies
wrangles
argues with
disagrees with
objects to
protests against
quibbles over
expresses disagreement with
take issue with
declines to support
expresses disagreement
expresses objection
fails to agree with
refuses to support
breaks with
withholds assent
says nothing doing
says no way
puts up an argument
puts up a fight
says not a chance
flies in the face of
Noun
▲
Plural for something that encumbers progress or movement
obstacles
hindrances
impediments
obstructions
blocks
bar
handicaps
encumbrances
deterrents
hurdles
trammels
stops
inhibition
fetters
drag
cramps
manacles
crimps
chains
interference
holdbacks
embarrassment
lets
clogs
stumbling blocks
restriction
barriers
restraint
snags
drawbacks
checks
curbs
limitation
hazard
hitches
disadvantages
difficulty
flies in the ointment
spanners in the works
catch
burdens
impedance
hiccups
problems
complication
constraints
blockages
setbacks
facers
brakes
barricades
monkey wrenches
delays
shackles
hamperings
millstones
hampers
catch-22s
retardation
holdups
detriments
stoppages
albatross
walls
strictures
balls and chains
cumbrance
inconvenience
baggage
rubs
sticking points
preventives
issues
blockades
straitjackets
defects
loads
hang-ups
gridlock
dead weight
retardments
weaknesses
discouragement
reins
bottlenecks
hangups
jokers
uphills
glitches
jam-ups
interruption
baulks
UK
bonds
roadblocks
circumvention
headaches
pitfalls
shortcomings
circumscription
confinement
yokes
hobbles
railings
fences
traverses
hardship
bumps
mountains to climb
booby traps
disincentives
hold-ups
occlusions
congestion
trouble
checkings
blocking
oppositions
arrests
crampings
bridlings
frustration
fetterings
curbings
defence
UK
defense
US
limits
bridles
preventatives
leashes
prevention
sabotage
inhibitors
locks
excess baggage
intervention
glass ceilings
pales
faults
prohibition
disorder
flaws
red tape
disablement
impairment
control
conditions
dampers
curtailments
clampdowns
demarcation
restrainers
boundaries
retardants
ceilings
constriction
qualifications
maxima
stints
caps
suppression
thresholds
bounds
embargoes
upper limits
regulation
provisos
rules
reservation
stipulations
fine print
provisions
riders
requirements
slowings
suppressants
crackdown
bindings
injunctions
circumspection
rebuffs
blows
breaks
whammies
reversal
buttresses
safeguards
reverses
harness
downsides
privation
affliction
minuses
penalties
imperfection
failings
strikes
deficiency
cons
negatives
debit
incommodity
lacks
disability
liability
weak spots
disbenefits
nuisances
containment
plateaus
perimeters
margins
extents
confines
lines
curfews
repression
borders
string
no-nos
bans
holds
weight
order
determents
deterrence
wet blankets
reduction
exception
clauses
exemption
essentials
arrangements
demand
kickers
specifications
requisites
needs
preconditions
necessity
must-haves
articles
terms
small print
sine qua nons
musts
prerequisites
postulates
contingency
more ❯
“It is still commonly described as an unexpected event in which British pusillanimity acted as a
balk
to French anger.”
Noun
▲
Plural for a long, sturdy piece of timber or metal
beams
board
timber
columns
braces
planks
posts
stanchions
joists
props
stays
strip
poles
struts
support
spars
pillars
laths
rafters
battens
girders
scaffolding
bolsters
crossbars
crosspieces
scantlings
cantilevers
lintels
stringers
piles
trestles
pilings
studs
jambs
sills
axles
booms
purlins
reaches
baulks
UK
transoms
bails
transverses
summer
collar beams
two-by-fours
hammer beams
shafts
wood
lumber
frames
masts
stakes
ribs
rods
bar
trusses
stick
uprights
brackets
shores
piers
buttresses
reinforcement
mounts
mountings
underpinnings
staves
spurs
spikes
slats
bands
staffs
spokes
frameworks
billets
mainstays
stilts
legs
flagstaffs
floorboards
levers
bases
rails
flagpoles
holds
bearings
palisades
pilasters
palings
platforms
sprags
crossbeams
arms
cane
strengtheners
pales
shoring
blocks
batons
spindles
shrouds
tethers
wire
shanks
maces
rules
trussings
beanpoles
spines
splints
sustainers
bracers
guys
skids
studding
sawhorses
stands
horses
deals
pieces
slabs
I-beams
panels
tiebeams
palettes
sheets
boardings
high bars
horizontal bars
dowels
standards
truncheons
pickets
ends
substructures
bulwarks
devices
foundations
abutments
beds
flotation
fulcrums
backings
groundwork
ramparts
collars
means
substrata
cornerstones
linings
footholds
arches
girds
guides
pegs
pedestals
footings
plinths
media
scaffolds
bedding
sustentations
stiffeners
rest
backs
outriggers
cabers
crutches
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