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backtracking
noun as in palinode
noun as in recantation
noun as in retractation
noun as in retraction
noun as in U-turn
Strongest matches
Strong matches
Example Sentences
Even if a strong agreement is hammered out, there is no real assurance against backtracking.
They are already accusing Mr Lammy of backtracking on pre-election promises to push the international courts to declare China’s treatment of the Uighur minority as genocide.
Pelley’s account of the Trump campaign's backtracking came right before “60 Minutes” aired Bill Whittaker’s interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, who has a flurry of media appearances scheduled this week.
As with so many inching, backtracking steps toward adulthood, I didn’t notice until long after it happened.
He then admitted he attacked her out of anger before backtracking and saying he never intended to hurt her.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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