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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 leave alone
Present participle for to avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner
Present participle for to go back on a previous claim, statement or position
Present participle for to change one's opinion or stance, especially at the behest of someone
Present participle for make a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of pain or distress
Present participle for to make (someone or something) late or slow
Composing yourself
Present participle for to stop or desist from doing something
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Verb
▲
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
quitting
taking flight
shrinking away
beating a retreat
moving back
giving way
cowering
shrinking back
bolting
running away
escaping
vamoosing
splitting
beating it
beating a hasty retreat
running for it
dropping out
retracting
flinching
skedaddling
running off
scraming
scramming
taking off
cringing
departing
legging it
opting out
scarpering
withdrawing from
going away
cutting and run
decamping
abandoning
making off
hightailing it
running
peeling out
blenching
stepping back
quailing
flying
pulling the plug
bowing out
bailing out
contracting out
going back
getting out
skipping off
exiting
regressing
backing down
wriggling out
hooking it
groveling
US
evacuating
moving out
grovelling
UK
opting out of
pulling away
making oneself scarce
distancing oneself
resiling
turning away
quaking
crawfishing
backpedaling
US
backpedalling
UK
losing ground
moving further off
retrograding
going down
drawing away
flowing back
returning
ebbing
retroceding
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
going back on
chickening out
canceling
US
cancelling
UK
pulling out
welshing
surrendering
avoiding
withdrawing
giving up
wiggling out
shying from
weaseling out
worming out
weaselling out
begging off
dropping out
throwing in the towel
wimping out
blowing it off
getting cold feet
having no stomach for
bottling it
wussing out
turning yellow
funking out
losing your nerve
bowing out
thinking better of
bottling out
accepting defeat
conceding defeat
giving in
admitting defeat
having no fight left
submitting
yielding
abandoning
reneging on
recanting
backpedalling
UK
scratching
repudiating
retreating from
resigning
backpedaling
US
withdrawing from
calling off
pulling out of
crying off
failing to honour
defaulting on
changing your mind
chickening out of
getting cold feet about
piking on
crapping out
rescinding
revoking
aborting
scrapping
dropping
scrubbing
recalling
reversing
repealing
throwing over
standing down
countermanding
opting out
calling
more ❯
“Then, step by step, he persuaded the officer in command to
back off
from his initial stance.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for leave alone
getting off someone's case
letting someone breathe
stopping annoying
stopping nagging
Verb
▲
Present participle for to avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner
copping out
bypassing
escaping
sidestepping
avoiding
dodging
ducking
evading
shirking
shrinking from
skipping
skirting round
skiving
abandoning
backpedaling
US
backpedalling
UK
bilking
cutting
declining
deserting
excusing
funking
quitting
rationalising
UK
rationalizing
US
reneging
renouncing
revoking
running away from
skiving off
steering clear of
welshing
withdrawing
backing down
backing out
backing out of
ducking out of
getting out
getting out of
having alibi
pulling out of
sliding out of
using pretext
weaseling out
weaselling out
wriggling out of
giving the slip
Verb
▲
Present participle for to go back on a previous claim, statement or position
contradicting
renouncing
repudiating
forswearing
recanting
abjuring
disavowing
retracting
withdrawing
reneging
disclaiming
recalling
unsaying
repealing
revoking
abandoning
relinquishing
backtracking
withcalling
backing down
backing out
calling back
dialing back
taking back
weaseling out
weaselling out
reneging on
worming out of
going back on your word
disowning
denying
canceling
US
cancelling
UK
rescinding
abnegating
foreswearing
annulling
welshing
countermanding
eating your words
apostatizing
forsaking
abrogating
voiding
nullifying
reversing
eliminating
going back on
retreating
calling off
excluding
receding
suspending
rowing back on
retrograding
doing a U-turn on
falling back
reeling in
changing mind
taking in
doing an about-turn on
ruling out
backing out of
having change of heart
backtracking on
nigging
apologising
UK
retroceding
apologizing
US
forgetting it
drawing back
changing one's tune
dissociating from
more ❯
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
reconsidering
rethinking
doing a volte-face
flip-flopping
doubling back
retroceding
retreating
eating humble pie
taking back
changing opinion
changing mind
deciding against
having second thoughts
shifting one's ground
going into reverse
thinking better of
singing a different song
turning back
relenting
conceding
demurring
admitting you were wrong
withdrawing from agreement or statement
retiring
regressing
receding
moving backwards
backing up
going backward
falling back
moving back
driving back
moving backward
backing
turning tail
backing away
drawing back
driving backwards
recalling
reneging
reneging on
going back on
setting aside
withcalling
altering
doing a U-turn on
dialing back
amending
doing an about-turn on
backing out of
backtracking on
unsaying
turning the tables
changing one's tune
conceding defeat
changing one's attitude
giving in
changing your decision
breaking
repudiating
betraying
defaulting on
failing to honour
breaking your word
copping out
breaking promise
revisiting
retracing your steps
U-turning
pulling out
coming round
coming around
reevaluating
reassessing
re-evaluating
modifying
reappraising
shifting
revising
re-examining
reviewing
admitting that one is wrong
eating crow
making concessions
reverting
returning
deserting
forsaking
moving
copping out of
ratting on
doing an aboutface
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for make a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of pain or distress
wincing
flinching
blenching
cringing
recoiling
starting
quailing
shrinking
grimacing
squinching
cowering
squirming
blanching
dodging
ducking
gasping
jibbing
jumping
scowling
shuddering
shying
swerving
turning
drawing back
pulling a face
shrinking away
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
embarrassing
forestalling
tying up
manacling
curtailing
short-circuiting
prohibiting
controlling
borking
suppressing
stonewalling
counteracting
disrupting
reducing
stifling
opposing
averting
containing
stemming
regulating
reining in
interdicting
scuppering
diminishing
holding in
warding off
cutting off
putting an end to
smothering
getting in the way
circumventing
burdening
moderating
shutting out
countering
tying
damming
interfering
keeping
avoiding
weighing down
holding down
defending against
heading off
keeping lid on
decreasing
forbidding
straitening
staunching
defeating
governing
taming
evading
debarring
disadvantaging
precluding
nullifying
circumnavigating
binding
contravening
skirting
sidestepping
putting the brakes on
losing speed
stemming the flow of
hitting the brakes
spoiling
steering clear of
putting a stop to
stunting
sabotaging
sandbagging
neutralizing
US
keeping waiting
suspending
discontinuing
embogging
reining
muffling
bottlenecking
crabbing
muzzling
fazing
impairing
inconveniencing
stanching
constricting
chaining
resisting
neutralising
UK
overloading
freezing
measuring
ruling
keeping under control
oppressing
entangling
cutting back
dissuading from
fighting back
keeping in check
subduing
choking back
bottling up
pulling in
hemming in
bringing to a standstill
boxing in
keeping a lid on
biting back
holding off
putting at a disadvantage
placing at a disadvantage
nipping in the bud
cramping one's style
reducing speed
saddling with
cooling off
slamming on the anchors
easing up
straitjacketing
weakening
sidetracking
causing to wait
causing to stay
sinking
circumscribing
leashing
debilitating
petering out
standing off
incommoding
tempering
discomfiting
rattling
preventing from making progress
dragging your feet
tiing one's hands
getting bogged down
disconcerting
bothering
discommoding
charging
catching
setting limits on
imposing limits on
enmeshing
ensnaring
capturing
netting
getting out of
snagging
sidelining
tethering
throttling
lagging
abating
screening
obscuring
lousing up
strangling
complicating
escaping
bypassing
beating
putting paid to
making difficult
screwing up
fouling up
pegging
disciplining
gagging
quieting
reefing
loitering
qualifying
procrastinating
putting on the brakes
slamming on the brakes
swallowing
squelching
cutting short
terminating
throwing a spoke in the wheel of
scotching
overturning
giving a hard time
entrammelling
entrammeling
deflecting
giving disadvantage
taking out
discouraging
repulsing
checkmating
rebuffing
incarcerating
interning
imprisoning
putting out of commission
putting a limit on
cutting down
winding down
losing steam
anchoring it
monkeying with
wronging
ruining
crashing
unsettling
juking
putting the kibosh on
doing for
putting the stopper on
wrecking
stumping
taking wind out of
outwitting
upsetting
ditching
letting down flaps
cooling down
keeping within bounds
slackening pace
gaoling
UK
necessitating
concussing
fencing in
disallowing
closing in
depriving
locking in
banning
denying
corking
shutting in
shotgunning
jailing
US
immuring
cooping up
buttoning up
keeping the lid on
keeping tight rein on
keeping a tight rein on
telling against
treating unfavourably
inflicting a handicap on
treating harshly
doing a disservice to
putting in an unfavourable position
treating unfairly
giving a disadvantage to
locking up
occluding
softening
putting half nelson on
playing for time
putting a spoke in someone's wheel
forfending
congesting
jamming
stuffing
clotting
closing
withstanding
loading
saddling
intercepting
dampening
barricading
blocking up
anticipating
obviating
staving
dulling
cushioning
slacking
keeping off
ruling out
fending off
turning aside
keeping at bay
blockading
clogging up
plugging up
gumming up
stopping up
bunging up
going slower
damping
depressing
slackening off
losing pace
slacking up
lumbering
absorbing
buffering
becoming slower
straining
weighting
freighting
lading
overtaxing
stressing
taxing
blanketing
outlawing
enjoining
warding
making slower
getting slower
reducing in speed
deadening
overwhelming
overburdening
toning down
damping down
keeping in
putting on brakes
more ❯
Verb
▲
Composing yourself
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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