Synonyms for wince

Most common

cringe · flinch · squinch

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To flinch as if in pain or distress.

2. v. 2

   To wash (cloth), dip it in dye, etc., with the use of a wince.

Forms

Past participle

winced
e.g. winced → flinched, cringed, recoiled, funked…

Example sentences

• cringe I may be cringe, but you're mean, and that's worse.
• flinch He tried not to flinch as the needle approached.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

funk¹

5 letters

start¹, quail¹

6 letters

shrink¹, cringe¹, recoil², flinch¹, blench

7 letters

squinch

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