Balk at
Balk at verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.
Hesitate to and balk at are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hesitate to" instead a verb "Balk at".
Hesitate to
Balk at and hesitate to are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Balk at" instead a verb "Hesitate to".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- shrink and balk at
- shrink and hesitate to
- scruple and balk at
- scruple and hesitate to
- shrink from and balk at
- shrink from and hesitate to
- shrunken and balk at
- shrunken and hesitate to
- fight shy of and balk at
- fight shy of and hesitate to
- to shrink and balk at
- to shrink and hesitate to
- have misgivings about and balk at
- have misgivings about and hesitate to
Cite this Source
Hesitate to and Balk at. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/balk_at/hesitate_to
Balk at & Hesitate to. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/balk_at/hesitate_to>.
Hesitate to or Balk at. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/balk_at/hesitate_to.
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