Definition of recoil

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Definition of recoil

  • a movement back from an impact (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. backlash
    2. rebound
    3. repercussion
  • spring back; spring away from an impact (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. bounce
    2. bound
    3. rebound
    4. resile
    5. reverberate
    6. ricochet
    7. spring
    8. take a hop
  • spring back, as from a forceful thrust (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. kick
    2. kick back
  • draw back, as with fear or pain (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. cringe
    2. flinch
    3. funk
    4. quail
    5. shrink
    6. squinch
    7. wince
  • come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. backfire
    2. backlash
  • the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. kick

See definition of recoil in Merriam Webster