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Synonyms for back pedal
verb back off- 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
Antonyms for back pedal
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
back out
verb. withdraw
backing down
verb. back off
- abandon
- accede
- acquiesce
- admit
- back off
- back out
- back pedal
- backtrack
- balk
- beg off
- bow out
- cancel
- cave in
- chicken out
- concede
- cop out
- demur
- give ground
- give in
- give up
- go back on
- have no fight left
- hold back
- pull back
- pull out
- recant
- recoil
- renege
- resign
- retreat
- submit
- surrender
- take back
- wimp out
- withdraw
- withdraw from agreement or statement
- yield
backing out
verb. withdraw
chicken out
verb. back down
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.