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What is another word for
backed off
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Past tense for to retreat, especially from a confronting situation
Past tense for to renege or change one's mind on a position, agreement or promise
Past tense for leave alone
Past tense for to avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner
Past tense for to change one's opinion or stance, especially at the behest of someone
Past tense for to take back or renege on an initial statement or stance
Past tense for make a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of pain or distress
Past tense for to make (someone or something) late or slow
Composed yourself
Past tense for to stop or desist from doing something
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Verb
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Past tense for to retreat, especially from a confronting situation
withdrew
withdrawn
retreated
retired
recoiled
shrank
shrunk
shrunken
receded
baulked
UK
balked
US
pulled out
fell back
fallen back
pulled back
drew back
drawn back
backed out
turned tail
gave ground
given ground
moved away
backed away
cleared out
shied away
went backward
gone backward
quit
fled
split
beat it
left
disengaged
quitted
cut and run
shrunk away
moved back
beat a retreat
cowered
shrunk back
bolted
run away
escaped
vamoosed
dropped out
run for it
beat a hasty retreat
retracted
flinched
skedaddled
run off
scramed
scrammed
cringed
hightailed it
scarpered
run
peeled out
opted out
departed
legged it
abandoned
made off
decamped
took flight
taken flight
shrunken away
shrank away
beaten a retreat
blenched
stepped back
quailed
gave way
given way
shrunken back
shrank back
ran away
wriggled out
bailed out
opted out of
regressed
groveled
US
evacuated
skipped off
backed down
exited
pulled the plug
cut out
bowed out
ran for it
hooked it
contracted out
moved out
beaten a hasty retreat
grovelled
UK
ran off
took off
taken off
went away
ran
gone away
withdrawn from
withdrew from
lost ground
crawfished
backpedalled
UK
quoke
pulled away
quaked
backpedaled
US
flown
flew
went back
flowed back
eluded
resigned from
seceded
jerked back
folded
showed a clean pair of heels
packed in
resigned
receded from
refused
pulled
started
vacated
dissociated
disengaged from
levanted
distanced oneself
weaseled out
made a break for it
excluded oneself
returned
lit out
moved further off
shuddered
jumped back
chucked
made a run for it
made oneself scarce
gone back
stepped down from
gotten out
made a getaway
squinched
resiled
delinked
abstracted
retrogressed
abstracted oneself
stopped participating
started back
bugged out
made a quick exit
hung back
bowed out of
pulled out of
disassociated
detached
evaded
turned away
ebbed
crouched
slunk
walked away from
retrograded
got out
headed for the hills
retroceded
scratched from
stopped participating in
winced
detached yourself
slinked
sprang back
sprung back
weaselled
UK
weaselled out
forsook
absented yourself
forsaken
backed out of
given up
gave up
went down
gone down
drawn away
drew away
broke
broken
did a bunk
done a bunk
gone
brake
taken to your heels
taken a powder
did a runner
went
flew the coop
flown the coop
did a fade
done a fade
took a powder
took to your heels
done a runner
more ❯
“Coleman said the fire was strong enough at one point that firefighters had to
back off
and go into defensive mode.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to renege or change one's mind on a position, agreement or promise
reneged
copped out
finked out
backed out
backed down
chickened out
canceled
US
cancelled
UK
pulled out
welshed
avoided
surrendered
gone back on
went back on
wormed out
dropped out
shied from
begged off
wiggled out
weaseled out
wimped out
abandoned
repudiated
backpedalled
UK
recanted
retreated from
resigned
backpedaled
US
reneged on
scratched
withdrawn
withdrew
failed to honour
called off
pulled out of
defaulted on
cried off
weaselled out
given up
gave up
weaselled
UK
back pedaled
bottled it
blew it off
got cold feet
lost your nerve
got cold feet about
gotten cold feet
threw in the towel
yielded
submitted
thought better of
blown it off
bowed out
changed your mind
turned yellow
conceded defeat
wussed out
funked out
thrown in the towel
chickened out of
bottled out
had no stomach for
had no fight left
withdrew from
withdrawn from
admitted defeat
given in
yold
gave in
accepted defeat
yolden
rescinded
revoked
aborted
scrapped
dropped
scrubbed
recalled
reversed
called
repealed
stood down
crapped out
opted out
countermanded
piked on
thrown over
threw over
more ❯
“Then, step by step, he persuaded the officer in command to
back off
from his initial stance.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for leave alone
got off someone's case
gotten off someone's case
let someone breathe
stopped annoying
stopped nagging
Verb
▲
Past tense for to avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner
copped out
bypassed
escaped
sidestepped
avoided
dodged
ducked
evaded
shirked
shrank from
shrunk from
skipped
skirted round
skived
abandoned
backpedaled
US
backpedalled
UK
bilked
cut
declined
deserted
excused
funked
quit
quitted
rationalised
UK
rationalized
US
reneged
renounced
revoked
ran away from
run away from
skived off
steered clear of
welshed
withdrew
withdrawn
backed down
backed out
backed out of
ducked out of
got out
gotten out
got out of
gotten out of
had alibi
pulled out of
slid out of
used pretext
weaseled out
weaselled out
weaselled
UK
wriggled out of
gave the slip
given the slip
Verb
▲
Past tense for to change one's opinion or stance, especially at the behest of someone
budged
backtracked
backpedaled
US
backpedalled
UK
recanted
retracted
reversed
changed
compromised
backed down
backed out
changed your mind
about-faced
did an about-face
done an about-face
did an about-turn
done an about-turn
did a U-turn
done a U-turn
went back
gone back
gave way
given way
ate your words
eaten your words
reconsidered
rethought
flip-flopped
doubled back
withdrawn
withdrew
retroceded
retreated
turned back
done a volte-face
shifted one's ground
did a volte-face
changed opinion
thought better of
changed mind
had second thoughts
decided against
set aside
relented
relent
recalled
regressed
retired
conceded
reneged
receded
demurred
backed
eaten humble pie
moved back
took back
altered
changed your decision
backed away
conceded defeat
reneged on
taken back
changed one's tune
ate humble pie
gone into reverse
dialed back
moved backward
moved backwards
turned the tables
turned tail
sung a different song
backed up
went into reverse
changed one's attitude
unsaid
amended
backtracked on
sang a different song
withcalled
did a U-turn on
went back on
gone back on
done a U-turn on
done an about-turn on
backed out of
did an about-turn on
withdrew from agreement or statement
back pedaled
withdrawn from agreement or statement
admitted you were wrong
driven back
gone backward
fallen back
driven backwards
fell back
drove backwards
drew back
drawn back
drove back
went backward
gave in
given in
repudiated
betrayed
revisited
broke
broken
brake
defaulted on
copped out
failed to honour
retraced your steps
returned
deserted
reverted
reassessed
shifted
reappraised
modified
reviewed
reevaluated
revised
re-evaluated
moved
broken promise
copped out of
come around
broke promise
admitted that one is wrong
U-turned
made concessions
pulled out
come round
ratted on
broke your word
broken your word
forsook
forsaken
done an aboutface
did an aboutface
came round
came around
eaten crow
ate crow
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to take back or renege on an initial statement or stance
retracted
withdrew
withdrawn
disowned
recanted
renounced
abjured
repudiated
revoked
unsaid
cancelled
UK
canceled
US
disavowed
reversed
took back
taken back
disclaimed
repealed
rescinded
denied
recalled
abnegated
annulled
foreswore
foresworn
forswore
forsworn
reneged
apologised
UK
apologized
US
backtracked on
countermanded
eliminated
excluded
went back on
gone back on
nigged
receded
reneged on
retreated
retroceded
retrograded
suspended
welshed
withcalled
backed down
called off
did a U-turn on
done a U-turn on
drew back
drawn back
ate your words
eaten your words
fell back
fallen back
forgot it
forgotten it
reeled in
rowed back on
ruled out
took in
taken in
backed out
changed mind
changed one's tune
did an about-turn on
done an about-turn on
backed out of
had change of heart
apostatized
abandoned
relinquished
voided
backtracked
nullified
abrogated
contradicted
dialed back
called back
weaseled out
wormed out of
forsaken
forsook
weaselled out
weaselled
UK
went back on your word
gone back on your word
dissociated from
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for make a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of pain or distress
winced
flinched
blenched
cringed
recoiled
started
quailed
shrank
shrunk
shrunken
grimaced
squinched
cowered
squirmed
blanched
dodged
ducked
gasped
jibbed
jumped
scowled
shuddered
shied
swerved
turned
drew back
drawn back
pulled a face
shrank away
shrunk away
shrunken away
made a face
Verb
▲
Past tense for to make (someone or something) late or slow
delayed
retarded
impeded
hampered
hindered
obstructed
postponed
restrained
stalled
arrested
derailed
detained
foiled
restricted
retardated
stymied
thwarted
trammelled
trammeled
blocked
cramped
crippled
curbed
deferred
halted
hobbled
interrupted
paused
prevented
protracted
repressed
withheld
withholden
crimped
cumbered
deterred
fettered
hamstrung
hamstringed
inhibited
prorogued
remitted
shackled
shelved
slowed
stopped
barred
braked
brake
checked
choked
clogged
confined
encumbered
frustrated
handcuffed
held
holden
intermitted
prolonged
held back
held up
put off
set back
slowed down
slowed up
bogged down
interfered with
kept back
shut down
shut off
staved off
stove off
took down
taken down
closed off
held off on
put back
choked off
held over
made late
put a brake on
got in the way of
gotten in the way of
stood in the way of
brought to screeching halt
hog-tied
threw a spanner in the works
thrown a spanner in the works
threw a monkey wrench in the works of
thrown a monkey wrench in the works of
let up
handicapped
decelerated
stayed
balked
US
slackened
baffled
lessened
mired
bogged
baulked
UK
hung up
constrained
limited
bridled
embarrassed
forestalled
tied up
manacled
curtailed
put an end to
short-circuited
prohibited
cut off
controlled
shut out
borked
suppressed
stonewalled
counteracted
disrupted
reduced
put a stop to
stifled
opposed
averted
contained
put the brakes on
stemmed
hit the brakes
regulated
reined in
scuppered
interdicted
diminished
warded off
held in
circumvented
burdened
moderated
countered
smothered
tied
dammed
interfered
kept
cut back
avoided
weighed down
held down
put at a disadvantage
headed off
defended against
kept lid on
decreased
straitened
staunched
defeated
governed
tamed
forbid
evaded
disadvantaged
precluded
circumnavigated
nullified
bound
debarred
contravened
skirted
sidestepped
lost speed
spoiled
US
spoilt
UK
steered clear of
stemmed the flow of
nipped in the bud
stunted
sabotaged
gotten in the way
got in the way
cut short
neutralized
US
kept waiting
discouraged
suspended
discontinued
embogged
reined
muffled
bottlenecked
crabbed
muzzled
impaired
inconvenienced
put paid to
beat
stanched
sandbagged
constricted
cut down
chained
resisted
neutralised
UK
overloaded
ruled
measured
kept under control
fazed
let down flaps
oppressed
entangled
dissuaded from
fought back
kept in check
subdued
choked back
bottled up
pulled in
put a limit on
hemmed in
shut in
brought to a standstill
boxed in
kept a lid on
put the stopper on
upset
put the kibosh on
held off
put out of commission
placed at a disadvantage
cramped one's style
reduced speed
put on brakes
saddled with
cooled off
put a spoke in someone's wheel
slammed on the anchors
put on the brakes
eased up
put in an unfavourable position
put half nelson on
forbidden
forbade
bounden
saddled
loaded
softened
tempered
dampened
dulled
abated
lagged
cushioned
loitered
qualified
reefed
quieted
procrastinated
lumbered
swallowed
squelched
terminated
damped
caused to stay
caused to wait
throttled
circumscribed
straitjacketed
obscured
screened
depressed
complicated
caught
sidetracked
netted
captured
ensnared
enmeshed
absorbed
absorpt
laden
laded
weighted
slacked
freighted
overtaxed
strained
taxed
stressed
snagged
strangled
weakened
escaped
bypassed
tethered
wound down
lost steam
withstood
checkmated
repulsed
rebuffed
gagged
pegged
disciplined
quashed
dissuaded
sidelined
incarcerated
imprisoned
interned
buffered
frozen
froze
petered out
stood off
rattled
discomfited
incommoded
overturned
scotched
entrammeled
entrammelled
occluded
overwhelmed
overburdened
blanketed
leashed
disconcerted
debilitated
warded
enjoined
outlawed
tabooed
bit
bitted
charged
discommoded
bothered
monkeyed with
deflected
forfended
slackened pace
setted limits on
imposed limits on
congested
jammed
closed
clotted
deadened
corked
jailed
US
locked in
disallowed
immured
shotgunned
concussed
necessitated
gaoled
UK
fenced in
closed in
deprived
cooped up
banned
denied
wronged
toned down
intercepted
become slower
kept in
bitten back
bit back
barricaded
ruined
outwitted
stumped
blocked up
wrecked
juked
ditched
crashed
unsettled
loused up
damped down
screwed up
dragged your feet
fouled up
tied one's hands
locked up
anticipated
obviated
staved
stove
made difficult
kept within bounds
cooled down
played for time
reduced in speed
prevented from making progress
gummed up
kept off
kept the lid on
treated harshly
got slower
turned aside
made slower
kept at bay
plugged up
told against
stopped up
blockaded
treated unfavourably
inflicted a handicap on
kept a tight rein on
got bogged down
buttoned up
clogged up
slammed on the brakes
lost pace
ruled out
bunged up
slacked up
kept tight rein on
fended off
slackened off
treated unfairly
loaden
gotten out of
got out of
anchored it
beaten
sank
sunken
sunk
stuffed
became slower
taken wind out of
took wind out of
done for
did for
took out
gave disadvantage
given disadvantage
taken out
gone slower
went slower
threw a spoke in the wheel of
thrown a spoke in the wheel of
given a hard time
gave a hard time
done a disservice to
did a disservice to
gave a disadvantage to
given a disadvantage to
more ❯
Verb
▲
Composed yourself
cooled down
calmed down
settled down
cooled off
simmered down
composed yourself
Verb
▲
Past tense for to stop or desist from doing something
ceased
stopped
quit
quitted
discontinued
ended
halted
dropped
finished
terminated
suspended
canned
desisted
broke
brake
broken
concluded
refrained
belayed
belaid
surceased
intermitted
stayed
failed
culminated
broke off
broken off
gave up
given up
desisted from
left off
cut out
laid off
lay off
knocked off
cut off
refrained from
broke up
broken up
packed in
gave over
given over
wound up
packed up
shut off
brought to an end
brought to a halt
cut short
called it quits
called it a day
brought to a stop
shut down
closed down
cut it out
closed out
died down
quit cold turkey
came to a close
come to a close
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