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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After a famous win in their debut Super League fixture, York were brought back down to earth with a 46-14 drubbing by Leeds last weekend.

From BBC

Sentiment around the sector remains on a hair trigger, and it won’t take much to knock it back down, like a fictional Substack post on Monday that sent the software ETF down 4.8%.

From Barron's

"The tiles and the bathroom roof were literally lifting up and slamming back down - it was just so quick".

From BBC

The voice inside Duane was trying to get his attention, trying to tell him to stop and insist that they go back down.

From Literature

We played tug of war for a few seconds, then he turned his end loose and ran back down the trail a little ways.

From Literature

back down

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