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Detailed Synonyms for recoil in English

recoil:

recoil [the ~] nom

  1. the recoil
    the recoil; the rebound; the kick
  2. the recoil
    – a movement back from an impact 1
    the rebound; the repercussion; the recoil; the backlash
    – a movement back from an impact 1
  3. the recoil
    – the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired 1
    the kick; the recoil
    – the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired 1

to recoil verbe (recoils, recoiled, recoiling)

  1. to recoil
    to recoil; to shrink back; recoil from; to withdraw; to shrink
    • recoil verbe (recoils, recoiled, recoiling)
    • shrink back verbe (shrinks back, shrank back, shrinking back)
    • recoil from verbe
    • withdraw verbe (withdraws, withdrew, withdrawing)
    • shrink verbe (shrinks, shrank, shrinking)
  2. to recoil
    to rebound; to recoil
    • rebound verbe (rebounds, rebounded, rebounding)
    • recoil verbe (recoils, recoiled, recoiling)
  3. to recoil
    – spring back, as from a forceful thrust 1
    to kick; to recoil; to kick back
    – spring back, as from a forceful thrust 1
    • kick verbe (kicks, kicked, kicking)
      • The gun kicked back into my shoulder1
    • recoil verbe (recoils, recoiled, recoiling)
    • kick back verbe (kicks back, kicked back, kicking back)
  4. to recoil
    – spring back; spring away from an impact 1
    to bound; to spring; to bounce; to rebound; to recoil; to reverberate; to ricochet; resile; take a hop
    – spring back; spring away from an impact 1
    • bound verbe (bounds, bounded, bounding)
    • spring verbe (springs, sprang, springing)
    • bounce verbe (bounces, bounced, bouncing)
      • The rubber ball bounced1
    • rebound verbe (rebounds, rebounded, rebounding)
    • recoil verbe (recoils, recoiled, recoiling)
    • reverberate verbe (reverberates, reverberated, reverberating)
    • ricochet verbe (ricochets, ricocheted, ricocheting)
    • resile verbe
      • These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide1
    • take a hop verbe
  5. to recoil
    – draw back, as with fear or pain 1
    to shrink; to recoil; to flinch; funk; quail; squinch; wince; cringe
    – draw back, as with fear or pain 1
    • shrink verbe (shrinks, shrank, shrinking)
    • recoil verbe (recoils, recoiled, recoiling)
    • flinch verbe (flinches, flinched, flinching)
      • she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf1
    • funk verbe
    • quail verbe
    • squinch verbe
    • wince verbe
    • cringe verbe
  6. to recoil
    – come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect 1
    to recoil; backlash; backfire
    – come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect 1
    • recoil verbe (recoils, recoiled, recoiling)
    • backlash verbe
    • backfire verbe
      • Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble1

Conjugations for recoil:

present
  1. recoil
  2. recoil
  3. recoils
  4. recoil
  5. recoil
  6. recoil
simple past
  1. recoiled
  2. recoiled
  3. recoiled
  4. recoiled
  5. recoiled
  6. recoiled
present perfect
  1. have recoiled
  2. have recoiled
  3. has recoiled
  4. have recoiled
  5. have recoiled
  6. have recoiled
past continuous
  1. was recoiling
  2. were recoiling
  3. was recoiling
  4. were recoiling
  5. were recoiling
  6. were recoiling
future
  1. shall recoil
  2. will recoil
  3. will recoil
  4. shall recoil
  5. will recoil
  6. will recoil
continuous present
  1. am recoiling
  2. are recoiling
  3. is recoiling
  4. are recoiling
  5. are recoiling
  6. are recoiling
subjunctive
  1. be recoiled
  2. be recoiled
  3. be recoiled
  4. be recoiled
  5. be recoiled
  6. be recoiled
diverse
  1. recoil!
  2. let's recoil!
  3. recoiled
  4. recoiling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

recoil

  1. recoil

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Related Definitions for "recoil":

  1. a movement back from an impact1
  2. the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired1
  3. spring back, as from a forceful thrust1
  4. spring back; spring away from an impact1
  5. draw back, as with fear or pain1
  6. come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect1

Related Synonyms for recoil