went 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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A couple of weeks later, he went back to watch Springsteen at a club in Greenwhich.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Gillespie went back to New York and told everybody about those musicians he heard in Cuba.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Since the Amtrak cards weren’t a good fit, my son went back to the drawing board and looked exclusively at student cards.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

After three tours of duty in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, he went back to Afghanistan as a contractor on the security detail for a U.S. ambassador.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

With a heavy heart, I went back to the barn lot to look at the roan gelding.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls