Definitions

drop back

VERB

hang back

Synonyms

WEAK

drop behind hang fire hang off hold back hold off hover lag behind pause procrastinate shrink back shy away stay back stick straggle trail

Antonyms

WEAK

forge ahead

VERB

trail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chase fall behind falter lag pull

STRONG

dally dangle dawdle delay dog drag draggle draw droop extend flag halt hang haul hunt linger loiter plod poke procrastinate pursue shadow shag spook spoor stalk straggle stream tail tarry tow trace track traipse trudge

WEAK

bedog bring up the rear fall back follow a scent hang back hang down nose out poke along string along tag along take out after

Antonyms

STRONG

advance carry on complete finish forward go hasten hurry ignore leave leave alone let go push rise run away rush shorten speed stop tiptoe

WEAK

lead

Example Sentences

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Oil distributors have urged people to only buy what they need and believed prices could drop back down when events linked to the war settled.

From BBC

The 54-year-old comedian with a beard full of gray stubble drops back to pass, launching a tight spiral underneath SoFi’s massive technicolor halo scoreboard hovering above a sea of empty stands.

From Los Angeles Times

In May-July, the chance of neutral conditions drops back to 60 percent, with the chances of El Nino at 40 percent.

From Barron's

Oxford expects oil prices to rise to almost $80 a barrel in the second quarter before eventually dropping back to $60.

From Barron's

I couldn’t stop watching his face, the unguarded feeling in his eyes as his hands dropped back to his sides.

From Literature

drop back

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