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start back

VERB

draw back

Synonyms

WEAK

deduct discount pull back recede recoil reel in retreat sheathe shrink subtract take away withdraw

Antonyms

WEAK

forge go forward start

VERB

retreat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon back down back off backtrack depart escape evacuate fall back go go back hide leave pull out recede reel retire reverse shrink withdraw

STRONG

avoid back decamp disengage ebb elude evade fold quail quit recoil regress relinquish resign retrograde run sequester vacate

WEAK

back away back out beat it cave in draw back give ground go along with hand over keep aloof keep apart lay down move back opt out retrocede seclude oneself turn tail

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance come continue enter forge forward go forward keep meet remain stay

STRONG

face take on

Example Sentences

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The other big perk: There’s no combustion engine to stop and then start back up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"We're trying to preserve what we would need to start back up," Fang said.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

“I’m not Monopolying this. I’m not starting back at, ‘Pass go and you collect $200 to start back at go.’

From MarketWatch • Oct. 15, 2025

Tony Gonsolin produced a solid five-inning start in his second start back from Tommy John surgery, giving up just two runs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025

Ma went on, “Anyway, felt to me like we stayed up in Flint for two whole years, but it was only three months ’fore we start back on home.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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