back down

VERB

back off

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon admit back off back out backtrack balk cancel cave in concede give in give up pull back pull out renege retreat surrender take back withdraw

WEAK

accede acquiesce back pedal beg off bow out chicken out cop out demur give ground go back on have no fight left hold back recant recoil resign submit wimp out withdraw from agreement or statement yield

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance allow dispute dissent fight permit refuse reject uphold

WEAK

go forward

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back down

Campaigners have called for balloon releases to be banned because of the risk to wildlife when the material falls back down.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Now they are seeing prices come back down from those highs.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

But when Ron sits back down onstage, his chair breaks, and he falls flat on the floor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Hot plasma rises from deeper inside the Sun, cools near the surface, and then sinks back down.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

Searching for a way to distract me, Theo sits back down and points to the stack of files on the floor.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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