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Definitions

back out

VERB
withdraw
Synonyms
STRONGEST
back down cancel give up renege surrender
WEAK
avoid back pedal beg off blow it off chicken out cop out get cold feet go back on recant resign scratch shy from throw in the towel weasel out wiggle out worm out

Example Sentences

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Maybe a friend’s place for a bit, probably back out to the street.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

But at the same time, Benioff saw an “opportunity to take some of that stock back out of the market” given what he deemed to be “great prices” for buybacks.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

I certainly didn’t want to trudge back out to LaGuardia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

"Right now, it's more about bringing my instincts back out, getting back in touch with myself," Raducanu told BBC Sport after a two-hour practice session before her first match at Indian Wells in California.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

I run straight back out into the courtyard.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.