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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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Despite this, Harris couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong, so she tried to back out of the lease.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

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

I shoot him the most deadpan look I have in me and dump them all back out.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

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