Definitions

weasel out

VERB

back out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

back down cancel give up renege surrender

WEAK

avoid back pedal beg off blow it off chicken out cop out get cold feet go back on recant resign scratch shy from throw in the towel wiggle out worm out

VERB

chicken out

Synonyms

WEAK

avoid back down back out back pedal beg off blow it off bow out cancel cop out funk out get cold feet give up give way go back on have no stomach for make concessions pull out recant renege resign scratch shy from surrender throw in the towel turn yellow wiggle out wimp out withdraw worm out yield

VERB

disengage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

back off detach disconnect disentangle dissociate extricate liberate withdraw

STRONG

abstract disassociate disjoin disunite divide ease loose loosen release separate unbind uncouple undo unfasten unloose untie

WEAK

back out cut loose cut out drop out opt out pull the plug set free unfix

Antonyms

STRONGEST

attach connect couple entangle join link

STRONG

collect combine fasten gather hold keep maintain unite

WEAK

bind engage

VERB

recant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annul back down back off backtrack contradict disavow disown renege renounce repudiate rescind retract revoke take back

STRONG

abjure abnegate abrogate apostatize cancel countermand deny disclaim forswear nullify recall repeal unsay void withdraw

WEAK

back out call back dial back eat one's words go back on one's word worm out of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept agree allow approve corroborate go forward

STRONG

acknowledge admit affirm establish pass permit sanction validate

WEAK

confirm emphasize recapitulate

VERB

renege

Synonyms

STRONGEST

back out default on go back go back on one's word pull out retract reverse

STRONG

change one's mind have change of heart take back

WEAK

break faith break one's promise break one's word chicken out cop out get cold feet wimp out

VERB

repeal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abolish abrogate annul cancel dismantle invalidate lift nullify rescind reverse revoke set aside void wipe out withdraw

STRONG

KO backpedal blow countermand kill nix recall renege scrub vacate zap

WEAK

X out back out call off opt out shoot down stand down throw over wash out worm out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow approve build enforce establish institute keep legalize permit ratify sanction support uphold validate

WEAK

enact pass

VERB

rescind

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abolish abrogate annul cancel dismantle invalidate lift overturn quash renege repeal retract reverse revoke set aside void

STRONG

backpedal countermand forget nix recall remove scrub

WEAK

X out back out of backwater call off crawl out of pull the plug wangle out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow approve enact enforce establish institute keep legalize permit ratify sanction support uphold validate

Example Sentences

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“But when universities do the same thing by trying to weasel out of their contracts, it’s equally corrosive.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Pick something that you feel like you can't weasel out of, and then you just have to do it.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2023

There will be some people on one side saying, “Yeah, you signed a contract, you’re just trying to weasel out of this thing.”

From Slate • Jul. 12, 2022

But if you’re looking for an example of how big companies weasel out of their promises, there it is.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2021

I had planned everything I would say so that he couldn’t weasel out of it.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

weasel out

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