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backtracking

NOUN
palinode
Synonyms
WEAK
abjuration abnegation about-face abrogation annulment backpedaling contradiction contraversion denial disavowal disclaimer disowning forswearing gainsaying nullification recall recantation reneging renouncing repudiation retractation reversal revocation unsaying volte-face withdrawal
NOUN
recantation
Synonyms
STRONG
abjuration abnegation about-face abrogation annulment contradiction denial disavowal disclaimer disowning forswearing nullification recall repudiation reversal revocation volte-face withdrawal
WEAK
backpedaling contraversion gainsaying palinode reneging renouncing retractation unsaying
Antonyms
STRONG
agreement approval confirmation corroboration restoration
NOUN
retractation
Synonyms
WEAK
abjuration abnegation about-face abrogation annulment backpedaling contradiction contraversion denial disavowal disclaimer disowning forswearing gainsaying nullification palinode recall recantation reneging renouncing repudiation reversal revocation unsaying volte-face withdrawal
NOUN
retraction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annulment denial disavowal disclaimer repudiation reversal
STRONG
abjuration abnegation about-face abrogation contradiction disowning forswearing nullification recall revocation volte-face withdrawal
WEAK
backpedaling contraversion gainsaying reneging renouncing unsaying
Antonyms
WEAK
confirmation corroboration reaffirmation
NOUN
U-turn
Synonyms
STRONGEST
change of mind reversal turnaround
STRONG
retraction volte-face
WEAK
U-ey change of heart change of plan eating one's words one-eighty sea change

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After that, there could be a “more serious stallout at resistance,” and then some backtracking into spring for Nvidia and many semiconductor stocks.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

You have this breakup, and now she’s sort of backtracking like Elon Musk did.

From Salon • Nov. 20, 2025

"Ten years after the Paris Agreement and we are still trying to lobby," he told AFP, adding that backtracking by polluters was "very disheartening".

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

In one widely-shared clip, a worker tells a caller the ban has been in place for around a month - before later backtracking and stating content is only banned when it is "abusive".

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025

“We hate backtracking, but we’re not crazy … well, not that crazy. We were looking at how a levee disintegrates. It’s not often that you get to see something like that. It’s interesting.”

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith