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recoil from

VERB

detest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abhor despise loathe

STRONG

abominate execrate reject repudiate

WEAK

be allergic to dislike intensely down on feel aversion toward feel hostility toward feel repugnance toward have no use for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

admire cherish like love

STRONG

approve

WEAK

adore prize respect

VERB

hate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abhor despise detest loathe scorn shun

STRONG

abominate anathematize contemn curse deprecate deride disapprove disdain disfavor disparage execrate nauseate spurn

WEAK

be disgusted with be hostile to be loath be reluctant be repelled by be sick of be sorry bear a grudge against can't stand feel malice to have an aversion to have enough of have no use for look down on not care for object to shudder at spit upon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

admire adore approve cherish like love

STRONG

commend compliment endorse flatter laud praise sanction

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“The mistake was natural, for most men recoil from war and the danger it entails. Washington was one who didn’t. He was part of the small class who find war invigorating and seductive.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

He follows Britain's Keir Starmer, France's Emmanuel Macron and Canada's Mark Carney, as they recoil from the mercurial policies of Trump, who is also expected to visit from March 31.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Before you completely recoil from the page, I get it.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2023

The same ingredient that makes some readers recoil from this bestseller is also what makes it so delicious, Laura Miller writes.

From Slate • Jun. 23, 2023

I can hardly bear to look at him, but when I do, he doesn’t recoil from me.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

recoil from

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