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flinched

VERB

shy away, wince

Synonyms

STRONGEST

balk blanch blink cower cringe recoil

STRONG

avoid blench crouch duck elude escape eschew evade flee quail recede retire retreat shirk shrink shun start swerve withdraw

WEAK

draw back

Antonyms

STRONG

advance face forge meet remain stay stretch take on

WEAK

confront

Example Sentences

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flinched

But when confronted with these headlines in August, the energy market barely flinched.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026

Djokovic probably could have wandered into Taylor Swift’s basketball court wedding and nobody would have flinched.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

Up to that point, neither team’s starting pitcher had flinched.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

Guardiola barely flinched when his penultimate signing Antoine Semenyo volleyed home the opening goal, instead remaining in his seat and seemingly taking it all in.

From BBC ● May 24, 2026

I flinched, severing my connection with the Story Box.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia