as in frustrating
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as in thwarting
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as in hampering
to prevent from achieving a goal
a young man with big dreams who refused to be balked by the many challenges he faced in making them a reality
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for balking
Adjective
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Perhaps most frustrating for affected users is the lack of clear, timely communication.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025 -
Angelina Jolie makes a great villain, but the film's efforts to over-explain the source of her evil is frustrating.—
Barry Levitt,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The goats have been one of the most baffling mysteries to haunt the halls of Lumon and have confused fans since season 1.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Divorce is never easy, but sometimes the reasons behind it can be downright baffling.—
Maria Morava,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, the Center for Immigration Studies, an immigration-skeptic group, estimates that U.S. border authorities are catching close to 95 percent of would-be crossers; if so, this means that successful crossings have trickled down to likely the lowest level since the Great Depression.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
28 Mar. 2025
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No crossing of the state border of the Russian Federation was allowed.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The doubt lingering over extended deterrence guarantees—would the nuclear protector actually use these powerful weapons if doing so could result in its own destruction?—wouldn't be eliminated.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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But if allies concluded that extended deterrence is a sham, further proliferation seems inevitable.—
Joshua Keating,
Vox,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The case stemmed from a Groveland police officer in September 2020 stopping a Lyft car for speeding and tag lights that weren’t working.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2025
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What’s stopping organizations from reaping the benefits of AI right now?—
Jesse Todd,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Gottlieb went on to clearly express frustration on being the number four No. 1 seed selected.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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In one post, a former colleague expresses frustration that the book seems to take credit for his efforts at the company.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Balking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balking. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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