startle - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a sudden involuntary movement

Synonyms

• jump
• start
• startle

More generic

• inborn reflex
• innate reflex
• instinctive reflex
• physiological reaction
• reflex
• reflex action
• reflex response
• unconditioned reflex

More specific

• Moro reflex
• flinch
• startle reaction
• startle reflex
• startle response
• wince

Verb

to stimulate to action

Synonyms

• galvanise
• galvanize
• startle

More generic

• ball over
• blow out of the water
• floor
• shock
• take aback

Verb

move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

Synonyms

• jump
• start
• startle

More generic

• move

More specific

• boggle
• jackrabbit
• rear back
• shy

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