Synonyms for blench

Most common

pale · blanch · shy · shy away · cheat

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To shrink; start back; give way; flinch; turn aside or fly off.

2. n. 1

   A deceit; a trick.

Forms

Plural

blenches → starts, shrinks, recoils, quails…

Past participle

blenched
e.g. blenched → paled, blanched, cheated…

Example sentences

• pale I said to her, "You look pale. Are you all right?"
• shy Shy children never laugh until everyone else does.
• cheat I felt like hitting him when he tried to cheat me.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

shy¹

4 letters

pale¹

5 letters

start¹, cheat¹, quail¹, wince¹

6 letters

shrink¹, recoil², flinch¹, blanch¹

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (recoil² = 2 syllables).