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back down

VERB
back off
Synonyms
STRONGEST
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
WEAK
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
STRONGEST
advance allow dispute dissent fight permit refuse reject uphold
WEAK
go forward

Example Sentences

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Now, it is possible to see a pathway back down to $60 to $70 a barrel, contained inflation, lower petrol prices and calmer interest rates.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Following their lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts are on their long journey back home and expected to splash back down on Earth late Friday.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

“Gas prices will rapidly come back down and stock prices will rapidly go back up,” he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

However, that is only if oil prices come back down in line with market expectations of as of mid-March.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“I thought I did,” Danny said, and set the ship back down.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova