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What is another word for
backing off
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Present participle for to retreat, especially from a confronting situation
Present participle for to renege or change one's mind on a position, agreement or promise
Present participle for to change one's opinion or stance, especially at the behest of someone
Present participle for to renege or change one's mind on a position, agreement or promise
Present participle for to allow space for independence or relief
Present participle for to grimace or flinch out of pain or distress
Present participle for to make (someone or something) late or slow
Present participle for to become less angry, worked up, or stressed
Present participle for to stop or desist from doing something
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Verb
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Present participle for to retreat, especially from a confronting situation
withdrawing
retreating
retiring
recoiling
shrinking
receding
baulking
UK
balking
US
pulling out
falling back
pulling back
drawing back
backing out
turning tail
giving ground
moving away
backing away
clearing out
shying away
going backward
fleeing
leaving
disengaging
beating a retreat
shrinking away
moving back
taking flight
quitting
retracting
beating a hasty retreat
bolting
running away
escaping
vamoosing
splitting
beating it
cowering
giving way
departing
going away
shrinking back
running for it
dropping out
flinching
skedaddling
running off
scraming
scramming
taking off
cringing
legging it
opting out
scarpering
withdrawing from
cutting and run
decamping
abandoning
going back
regressing
making off
hightailing it
running
peeling out
blenching
flying
moving further off
pulling the plug
stepping back
bowing out
quailing
bailing out
contracting out
drawing away
flowing back
getting out
skipping off
exiting
backing down
wriggling out
hooking it
groveling
US
evacuating
retroceding
moving out
grovelling
UK
opting out of
making oneself scarce
distancing oneself
resiling
turning away
pulling away
defecting
revolting
crawfishing
backpedaling
US
backpedalling
UK
losing ground
retrograding
going down
returning
ebbing
retrogressing
refusing
jerking back
wincing
hanging back
crouching
starting
squinching
slinking
starting back
springing back
jumping back
shuddering
excluding oneself
delinking
dissociating
weaseling out
abstracting
weaselling out
disassociating
giving up
abstracting oneself
chucking
stopping participating
stopping participating in
bowing out of
detaching yourself
detaching
stepping down from
absenting yourself
seceding
resigning from
pulling out of
walking away from
packing in
resigning
backing out of
receding from
forsaking
disengaging from
scratching from
pulling
taking to your heels
showing a clean pair of heels
making a getaway
folding
flying the coop
making a break for it
breaking
bugging out
going
vacating
lighting out
doing a fade
heading for the hills
making a run for it
levanting
making a quick exit
eluding
taking a powder
evading
doing a bunk
doing a runner
cutting out
more ❯
“Coleman said the fire was strong enough at one point that firefighters had to
back off
and go into defensive mode.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to renege or change one's mind on a position, agreement or promise
reneging
copping out
finking out
backing out
backing down
withdrawing
recanting
retracting
going back on
repudiating
unsaying
canceling
US
cancelling
UK
backtracking
reversing
welshing
taking back
reneging on
weaseling out
weaselling out
renouncing
abjuring
forswearing
repealing
recalling
backpedaling
US
backpedalling
UK
withcalling
chickening out
dooing an about-face
pulling out
disavowing
revoking
abnegating
disclaiming
abandoning
foreswearing
changing your mind
about-facing
dialing back
backtracking on
going back
doing an about-turn
doing a U-turn
backing out of
thinking better of
eating your words
rescinding
annulling
countermanding
disowning
denying
retreating
retroceding
relinquishing
receding
giving up
wiggling out
shying from
throwing in the towel
changing
calling off
blowing it off
retreating from
failing to honour
doing an about-turn on
having second thoughts
rethinking
shifting one's ground
going into reverse
withdrawing from
worming out of
defaulting on
singing a different song
getting cold feet
reconsidering
drawing back
wimping out
surrendering
avoiding
changing opinion
pulling out of
contradicting
going back on your word
doing a U-turn on
falling back
changing mind
worming out
deciding against
flip-flopping
doubling back
begging off
dropping out
calling back
changing one's tune
nullifying
abrogating
voiding
relenting
forsaking
apostatizing
having no stomach for
wussing out
turning yellow
bowing out
bottling it
funking out
losing your nerve
bottling out
breaking
copping out of
breaking a promise
defaulting
welshing on
breaking your word
ratting on
breaking promise
moving backwards
retiring
doing a volte-face
driving back
turning tail
driving backwards
backing up
going backward
regressing
moving back
moving backward
backing
backing away
turning back
setting aside
altering
amending
turning the tables
scratching
getting cold feet about
crying off
chickening out of
resigning
accepting defeat
having no fight left
submitting
yielding
conceding defeat
giving in
admitting defeat
apologizing
US
retrograding
suspending
rowing back on
having change of heart
forgetting it
eliminating
excluding
ruling out
apologising
UK
quashing
invalidating
negating
scrubbing
obviating
abolishing
disannulling
declaring null and void
vacating
overruling
scrapping
nulling
overriding
undoing
terminating
axing
rendering invalid
betraying
wiping out
rolling back
dissolving
dropping
abating
overturning
removing
nixing
vetoing
obliterating
annihilating
striking down
cancelling out
canceling out
rendering null and void
bluing pencil
aborting
erasing
calling
killing
stopping
vitiating
lifting
ending
neutralizing
US
discontinuing
expunging
squashing
torpedoing
making void
rebutting
neutralising
UK
rubbing out
doing away with
taking out
putting an end to
welching
counteracting
eating humble pie
countervailing
backing down on
eating crow
revisiting
dissociating from
forgetting
backwatering
retracing your steps
effacing
failing to honor
crawling out of
wangling out
pulling the plug
zapping
purging
discarding
deleting
cutting
omitting
trashing
reverting
returning
deserting
blotting out
ducking out
getting out
calling all bets off
washing out
bringing to an end
stamping out
casting aside
crosses out
declaring invalid
striking out
Xing out
forgoing
editing out
stroking out
blanking out
whiting out
sweeping away
blacking out
blue-penciling
blocking out
blue-pencilling
rooting out
inking out
putting a line through
ditching
U-turning
coming round
coming around
dumping
quitting
rejecting
disaffirming
chopping
subverting
waiving
leaving
ceasing
superseding
deracinating
halting
breaking faith
getting rid of
giving the chop
knocking out
knocking something on the head
finishing off
doing in
breaking off
giving notice
dispensing with
packing in
finishing with
throwing up
retiring from
having done with
dismissing
dismantling
counterordering
perjuring oneself
forswearing oneself
more ❯
“Then, step by step, he persuaded the officer in command to
back off
from his initial stance.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to change one's opinion or stance, especially at the behest of someone
budging
backtracking
backpedaling
US
backpedalling
UK
recanting
retracting
reversing
changing
compromising
backing down
backing out
changing your mind
about-facing
dooing an about-face
doing an about-turn
doing a U-turn
going back
giving way
eating your words
withdrawing
doing a volte-face
reconsidering
rethinking
eating humble pie
changing mind
relenting
conceding
demurring
admitting you were wrong
withdrawing from agreement or statement
taking back
flip-flopping
retroceding
conceding defeat
doubling back
changing one's attitude
retreating
changing your decision
giving in
turning back
swallowing
having second thoughts
admitting that one is wrong
eating crow
singing a different song
making concessions
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to renege or change one's mind on a position, agreement or promise
copping out
reneging
bypassing
escaping
sidestepping
avoiding
dodging
ducking
evading
shirking
skipping
skiving
abandoning
backpedaling
US
backpedalling
UK
bilking
cutting
declining
deserting
funking
quitting
renouncing
revoking
welshing
withdrawing
excusing
backing out
shrinking from
skirting round
running away from
skiving off
steering clear of
backing down
backing out of
ducking out of
getting out
getting out of
pulling out of
sliding out of
weaseling out
weaselling out
wriggling out of
giving the slip
Verb
▲
Present participle for to allow space for independence or relief
relaxing
easing up
letting go
getting off someone's case
letting someone breathe
stopping annoying
stopping nagging
Verb
▲
Present participle for to grimace or flinch out of pain or distress
wincing
flinching
recoiling
cringing
starting
blenching
shrinking
quailing
cowering
squinching
shying
shuddering
ducking
dodging
blanching
swerving
jumping
squirming
grimacing
gasping
jibbing
scowling
turning
drawing back
shrinking away
pulling a face
making a face
Verb
▲
Present participle for to make (someone or something) late or slow
delaying
retarding
impeding
hampering
hindering
obstructing
postponing
restraining
stalling
arresting
derailing
detaining
foiling
restricting
retardating
stymieing
thwarting
trammelling
trammeling
blocking
cramping
crippling
curbing
deferring
halting
hobbling
interrupting
pausing
preventing
protracting
repressing
withholding
crimping
cumbering
deterring
fettering
hamstringing
inhibiting
proroguing
remitting
shackling
shelving
slowing
stopping
barring
braking
checking
choking
clogging
confining
encumbering
frustrating
handcuffing
holding
intermitting
prolonging
holding back
holding up
putting off
setting back
slowing down
slowing up
bogging down
interfering with
keeping back
shutting down
shutting off
staving off
taking down
closing off
holding off on
putting back
choking off
holding over
making late
putting a brake on
getting in the way of
standing in the way of
bringing to screeching halt
hog-tying
throwing a spanner in the works
throwing a monkey wrench in the works of
handicapping
decelerating
staying
balking
US
slackening
baffling
lessening
miring
bogging
baulking
UK
hanging up
letting up
constraining
limiting
bridling
forestalling
manacling
embarrassing
tying up
curtailing
prohibiting
short-circuiting
suppressing
borking
controlling
stonewalling
counteracting
reducing
disrupting
opposing
averting
stifling
containing
interdicting
scuppering
diminishing
stemming
cutting off
getting in the way
warding off
putting an end to
smothering
circumventing
damming
moderating
tying
shutting out
countering
burdening
regulating
interfering
reining in
avoiding
weighing down
defending against
heading off
decreasing
staunching
forbidding
keeping
defeating
disadvantaging
evading
debarring
precluding
nullifying
circumnavigating
holding in
contravening
holding down
skirting
sidestepping
putting the brakes on
losing speed
stemming the flow of
hitting the brakes
spoiling
steering clear of
keeping lid on
putting a stop to
stunting
sabotaging
sandbagging
neutralizing
US
keeping waiting
suspending
straitening
discontinuing
muffling
embogging
bottlenecking
crabbing
inconveniencing
overloading
stanching
muzzling
fazing
impairing
entangling
governing
resisting
binding
neutralising
UK
taming
freezing
oppressing
keeping under control
cutting back
dissuading from
fighting back
keeping in check
subduing
choking back
bringing to a standstill
boxing in
biting back
keeping a lid on
cramping one's style
holding off
putting at a disadvantage
placing at a disadvantage
nipping in the bud
reducing speed
saddling with
slamming on the anchors
easing up
straitjacketing
weakening
sidetracking
causing to wait
causing to stay
cooling
circumscribing
rattling
discomfiting
constricting
leashing
petering out
standing off
chaining
disconcerting
debilitating
tempering
preventing from making progress
incommoding
sidelining
discommoding
bothering
charging
catching
getting bogged down
capturing
enmeshing
ensnaring
netting
snagging
delivering a blow to
screwing up
fouling up
tethering
setting limits on
imposing limits on
getting out of
throttling
lagging
abating
obscuring
screening
giving a hard time
lousing up
strangling
complicating
reining
beating
putting paid to
escaping
bypassing
dragging your feet
gagging
pegging
disciplining
loitering
qualifying
procrastinating
quieting
reefing
putting on the brakes
slamming on the brakes
swallowing
squelching
cutting short
terminating
tiing one's hands
taking out
giving disadvantage
throwing a spoke in the wheel of
overturning
scotching
entrammelling
measuring
ruling
entrammeling
putting out of commission
hemming in
making difficult
deflecting
bottling up
discouraging
repulsing
checkmating
rebuffing
putting a limit on
cutting down
anchoring it
winding down
losing steam
monkeying with
wronging
ruining
taking wind out of
crashing
unsettling
juking
outwitting
putting the kibosh on
upsetting
doing for
ditching
putting the stopper on
wrecking
stumping
letting down flaps
cooling off
keeping within bounds
cooling down
pulling in
slackening pace
buttoning up
keeping tight rein on
keeping the lid on
keeping a tight rein on
inflicting a handicap on
telling against
treating unfavourably
treating harshly
doing a disservice to
putting in an unfavourable position
treating unfairly
giving a disadvantage to
softening
playing for time
putting a spoke in someone's wheel
forfending
withstanding
intercepting
dampening
obviating
anticipating
staving
dulling
cushioning
slacking
fending off
keeping off
turning aside
keeping at bay
ruling out
going slower
damping
loading
depressing
saddling
slacking up
slackening off
losing pace
lumbering
absorbing
weighting
buffering
becoming slower
lading
blanketing
overburdening
outlawing
enjoining
warding
getting slower
reducing in speed
making slower
deadening
taxing
toning down
freighting
damping down
straining
overwhelming
overtaxing
keeping in
putting on brakes
stressing
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to become less angry, worked up, or stressed
cooling down
calming down
settling down
cooling off
simmering down
composing yourself
Verb
▲
Present participle for to stop or desist from doing something
ceasing
stopping
quitting
discontinuing
ending
halting
dropping
finishing
terminating
suspending
desisting
breaking
concluding
refraining
belaying
surceasing
intermitting
staying
failing
culminating
breaking off
giving up
desisting from
leaving off
cutting out
laying off
knocking off
cutting off
refraining from
breaking up
packing in
giving over
winding up
packing up
shutting off
bringing to an end
bringing to a halt
cutting short
calling it quits
calling it a day
bringing to a stop
shutting down
closing down
cutting it out
closing out
dying down
quitting cold turkey
coming to a close
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