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going back

VERB

break promise; change one's mind

Synonyms

WEAK

abandon be unfaithful betray desert forsake leave in the lurch renege repudiate retract return revert run out on

Antonyms

WEAK

keep promise

VERB

break

Synonyms

STRONGEST

renege

WEAK

abandon be unfaithful betray change desert forsake repudiate retract return revert

Example Sentences

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"I think we did make progress for a long time, but I feel as if we are going back the way," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

And they don’t even try to justify going back on their word.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

Based on data going back to 1996, the S&P 500 has never before risen for six straight days while decliners outnumbered advancers each day, Krinsky wrote in a Tuesday note.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

That’s a low going back to just after the dot-com bubble burst.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Couldn’t the people just keep going back again and again and again, keep changing time until it turned out the way they wanted it to?

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix