Thesaurus / back down
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synonyms for back down
- abandon
- admit
- back off
- back out
- backtrack
- balk
- cancel
- cave in
- concede
- give in
- give up
- pull back
- pull out
- renege
- retreat
- surrender
- take back
- withdraw
- accede
- acquiesce
- back pedal
- beg off
- bow out
- chicken out
- cop out
- demur
- give ground
- go back on
- have no fight left
- hold back
- recant
- recoil
- resign
- submit
- wimp out
- withdraw from agreement or statement
- yield
On this page you'll find 73 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to back down, such as: abandon, admit, back off, back out, backtrack, and balk.
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She had made up her mind that at the first sign of danger she would turn Nabob and make a dash back down the trail for safety.
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN THE SADDLELAURA LEE HOPEShe had the grit to pray for Judus if she took the notion—there warn't no back-down to her, I judge.
ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, COMPLETEMARK TWAIN (SAMUEL CLEMENS)A wood-thrush flitted from a ravine as she and Bub went back down the creek—and she stopped with uplifted face to listen.
THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINEJOHN FOX, JR.I straightened him, and put my coat across his face, and spurred back down the road again and over the gate.
THE WAY OF A MANEMERSON HOUGHTwo of our party were for turning back down the valley, but Auberry said he could see no advantage in that.
THE WAY OF A MANEMERSON HOUGHI was in hopes that you would be disposed to turn back down the river, if Belknap would spare you an escort east.
THE WAY OF A MANEMERSON HOUGHThen, Mr. Cowles, you do not care to go back down the valley, and to return to the girl in Virginia?
THE WAY OF A MANEMERSON HOUGHBut Mr. Orme was saying that he rather thought you might take an escort and go back down the river.
THE WAY OF A MANEMERSON HOUGHThey must watch lest the fire back down into the valley again and destroy their timber, as it had destroyed Hollister's.
THE HIDDEN PLACESBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRIf you don't, he will back down; he has done so forty times.'
THE CONTINENTAL MONTHLY, VOL 3 NO 3, MARCH 1863VARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO BACK DOWN
- avoid
- back down
- back out
- back pedal
- beg off
- blow it off
- bow out
- cancel
- cop out
- funk out
- get cold feet
- give up
- give way
- go back on
- have no stomach for
- make concessions
- pull out
- recant
- renege
- resign
- scratch
- shy from
- surrender
- throw in the towel
- turn yellow
- weasel out
- wiggle out
- wimp out
- withdraw
- worm out
- yield
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