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What is another word for
backing out
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Verb
Present participle for withdraw
Present participle for to recluse oneself or stop doing an activity
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 move back or away from a place or situation
Present participle for to fail to fulfill an obligation or payment
Present participle for to pull out of, or cease to participate in, a deal, agreement or position
Present participle for to leave a place
Present participle for to abandon one's country or cause, typically in favor of an opposing one
Noun
Loss of nerve preventing completion of an action
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Verb
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Present participle for withdraw
abandoning
going back on
reneging
avoiding
backing down
backing off
backpedaling
US
backpedalling
UK
cancelling
UK
canceling
US
copping out
finking out
recanting
reneging on
repudiating
resigning
retreating from
scratching
surrendering
welshing
withdrawing
withdrawing from
begging off
calling off
chickening out
crying off
defaulting on
dropping out
failing to honour
giving up
pulling out
pulling out of
shying from
weaseling out
weaselling out
wiggling out
worming out
blowing it off
changing your mind
chickening out of
getting cold feet
getting cold feet about
throwing in the towel
retracting
repealing
revoking
recalling
reversing
backtracking
taking back
renouncing
rescinding
forswearing
abjuring
unsaying
dooing an about-face
eating your words
disavowing
disclaiming
abnegating
wimping out
foreswearing
countermanding
withcalling
backtracking on
going back
doing an about-turn
doing a U-turn
going back on your word
breaking your word
backing out of
aborting
scrapping
dropping
scrubbing
calling
denying
defaulting
crapping out
breaking
disowning
annulling
having no stomach for
changing
about-facing
giving way
rowing back on
wussing out
dialing back
breaking a promise
worming out of
budging
relinquishing
bottling it
contradicting
funking out
losing your nerve
breaking promise
calling back
getting out
ducking out
doing a volte-face
rethinking
turning yellow
bowing out
thinking better of
bottling out
throwing over
opting out
standing down
abrogating
apostatizing
nullifying
voiding
forsaking
retreating
compromising
retroceding
piking on
yielding
apologizing
US
retrograding
doing an about-turn on
having change of heart
forgetting it
drawing back
eliminating
excluding
receding
suspending
doing a U-turn on
falling back
changing mind
ruling out
apologising
UK
changing one's tune
copping out of
U-turning
having second thoughts
welshing on
coming round
flip-flopping
ratting on
coming around
relenting
excusing oneself
stopping
submitting
calling it a day
giving in
admitting defeat
caving in
laying down arms
capitulating
welching
failing to honor
backing down on
negating
quashing
invalidating
overruling
overriding
rejecting
declaring null and void
vacating
setting aside
abolishing
overturning
vetoing
obviating
disallowing
overthrowing
nixing
disannulling
spurning
refusing
doing away with
washing your hands of
ruling against
eschewing
putting an end to
reconsidering
axing
disaffirming
altering
striking down
erasing
shunning
gainsaying
removing
nulling
undoing
abating
discarding
lifting
upsetting
rendering invalid
wiping out
throwing out
rolling back
doubling back
kicking
abdicating
conceding
discontinuing
dispensing with
throwing off
obliterating
dissolving
declining
dismissing
waiving
dismantling
expunging
defeating
vitiating
deleting
oversetting
making void
prostrating
downing
turning back on
outvoting
discharging
refuting
retiring
rubbing out
changing opinion
bringing down
knocking down
shifting one's ground
taking out
eating humble pie
declaring invalid
rendering null and void
making null and void
deciding against
turning back
going into reverse
singing a different song
discounting
disqualifying
calling in
reverting
dissociating from
amending
shelving
ending
refraining
swallowing
rebutting
packing in
jacking in
negativing
disconfirming
remitting
turning the tables
defying
flouting
breaking off
contravening
chopping
dumping
ditching
extinguishing
redlining
impugning
weaseling out of
disacknowledging
weaselling out of
refusing to accept
casting off
divorcing oneself from
refusing to acknowledge
turning your back on
superseding
annihilating
torpedoing
deracinating
terminating
subverting
ignoring
counterchecking
redressing
counterpoising
belaying
suppressing
turfing
trampling upon
prevailing over
trampling underfoot
riding roughshod over
getting rid of
blocking
forgoing
effacing
rendering inert
wiping slate clean
changing your decision
conceding defeat
changing one's attitude
knocking out
finishing off
doing in
forbearing
squashing
voting down
purging
cutting
omitting
casting aside
giving the chop
knocking something on the head
abstaining from
giving the thumbs down to
killing
putting a stop to
forbidding
regressing
blotting out
editing out
crosses out
stroking out
blanking out
whiting out
sweeping away
bluing pencil
blacking out
blue-penciling
blocking out
blue-pencilling
cancelling out
striking out
rooting out
canceling out
inking out
putting a line through
Xing out
moving backwards
turning tail
backing up
going backward
backing
driving back
driving backwards
moving back
moving backward
backing away
demurring
counterordering
admitting you were wrong
withdrawing from agreement or statement
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“The government decision to
back out
has also been met with widespread criticism by civic chiefs.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to recluse oneself or stop doing an activity
dropping out
forgoing
abandoning
quitting
withdrawing
ceasing
discontinuing
leaving
relinquishing
stopping
cancelling
UK
canceling
US
ending
forsaking
halting
reneging
terminating
retreating
giving up
withdrawing from
finishing with
retiring from
dispensing with
crying off
packing in
throwing up
giving notice
having done with
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 off
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 move back or away from a place or situation
backing away
retreating
withdrawing
giving ground
receding
retiring
backing off
backpedaling
US
backpedalling
UK
blenching
cowering
crawfishing
drawing back
falling back
giving way
losing ground
moving away
pulling back
pulling out
quailing
quaking
recoiling
shrinking
shrinking back
stepping back
shying away
moving back
fleeing
clearing out
going away
turning tail
bolting
running away
escaping
running off
vamoosing
regressing
splitting
departing
legging it
leaving
making off
hightailing it
peeling out
quitting
running for it
cutting and run
beating it
going back
skedaddling
moving further off
scraming
backing down
scramming
retracting
hooking it
running
taking flight
scarpering
taking off
retroceding
drawing away
flowing back
distancing oneself
shrinking away
resiling
turning away
going backward
baulking
UK
balking
US
ebbing
retrogressing
retrograding
going down
returning
taking to your heels
showing a clean pair of heels
making a getaway
folding
flying the coop
doing a bunk
skipping off
beating a hasty retreat
making a break for it
breaking
bugging out
going
doing a runner
disengaging
vacating
cutting out
flying
lighting out
doing a fade
beating a retreat
heading for the hills
making a run for it
evacuating
levanting
making a quick exit
eluding
decamping
taking a powder
abandoning
evading
reversing
backtracking
backing up
moving backward
driving back
doubling back
moving backwards
driving backward
dropping out
straggling
recanting
backing
about-facing
doing an about-turn
doing a U-turn
dooing an about-face
doing a volte-face
going into reverse
driving backwards
turning back
retracing your steps
lagging behind
falling behind
dropping behind
slowing down
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to fail to fulfill an obligation or payment
defaulting
backsliding
backtracking
bilking
dodging
evading
ratting
reneging
welshing
levanting
neglecting
welching
defrauding
dishonoring
US
dishonouring
UK
ducking
failing
repudiating
shirking
skating
skipping
stiffing
swindling
falling behind
failing to honour
failing to pay
ducking out
going into arrears
leaving town
letting lapse
meeting under arch
running out on
skipping out on
putting on the cuff
seeing in the alley
breaking your word
Verb
▲
Present participle for to pull out of, or cease to participate in, a deal, agreement or position
withdrawing
quitting
leaving
exiting
pulling
resigning
retiring
abandoning
disengaging
chucking
detaching
forsaking
seceding
bowing out
dropping out
pulling out
bailing out
absenting yourself
abstracting oneself
giving up
packing in
resigning from
stepping down from
getting out
pulling back
pulling out of
stopping participating
stopping participating in
walking away from
withdrawing from
backing out of
receding from
backing off
bowing out of
scratching from
detaching yourself
disengaging from
opting out
wriggling out
removing
scratching
retracting
standing down
contracting out
getting out of
pulling the plug
opting out of
defecting
demitting
striking
scrapping
revolting
stopping
eliminating
extracting
throwing in the towel
throwing in the sponge
taking the count
jacking in
calling it a day
making one's exit
giving something a miss
chucking in
reneging on
stepping down
getting off
abstracting
retreating
dissociating
disassociating
taking off
delinking
taking out
drawing out
excluding oneself
moving out
weaseling out
weaselling out
going
standing aside
ceasing work
hanging it up
handing in resignation
giving notice
walking out
vacating
handing in your notice
retiring from
stepping aside
giving up the ship
leaving your job
ending service
giving up your job
abdicating
terminating
signing off
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to leave a place
pushing off
scramming
scraming
getting lost
going
departing
leaving
scatting
shooing
skedaddling
splitting
vamoosing
bailing
decamping
bolting
parting
scooting
vacating
withdrawing
avaunting
exiting
getting
hightailing
moving
quitting
scarpering
disappearing
flying
retiring
retreating
beating it
going away
getting going
buzzing off
clearing off
getting out
moving along
running along
bogging off
bugging off
clearing out
getting along
getting away
getting moving
hopping it
making tracks
moving off
racking off
shoving off
skipping off
taking a hike
taking off
checking out
getting stuffed
hauling off
hitting the road
hitting the trail
lighting out
naffing off
nicking off
packing up
pushing along
running away
setting off
slinging your hook
sodding off
taking leave
walking off
walking out
bailing out
drawing away
going jump in the lake
making oneself scarce
oning your bike
packing off
running off
absenting yourself
ducking out
going and jump in the lake
hopping the stick
hopping the twig
piking off
piking out
popping off
setting out
taking a powder
bugging out
heading off
taking a long walk on a short pier
taking wing
making a start
starting out
stepping along
taking yourself off
going your way
getting out of my sight
going and chase yourself
making like a tree and get out of here
making like a tree and leave
cutting out
going off
pulling out
sallying forth
pushing on
booking
peeling off
digging out
getting off
escaping
making off
fleeing
hightailing it
evacuating
moving out
taking flight
hooking it
beating a retreat
cutting and run
absconding
upping sticks
blowing
vanishing
pulling stakes
beating a hasty retreat
doing a bunk
making a run for it
making an exit
abstracting oneself
packing your bags
making a break for it
saying your goodbyes
slipping away
saying goodbye
deserting
flitting
making a move
heading for the hills
abandoning
sloping off
stealing away
going AWOL
going forth
flying the coop
doing a runner
taking French leave
peeling out
starting
getting under way
doing a disappearing act
breaking camp
betaking oneself
showing a clean pair of heels
removing
repairing
sneaking away
skipping
proceeding
embarking
running
hotfooting it
setting forth
stepping out
sneaking off
doing a moonlight flit
going on the lam
skipping out
going away from
going out
decamping from
withdrawing from
issuing
making a quick exit
absenting oneself from
disappearing from
migrating
absconding from
emigrating
forsaking
retiring from
going from
exiting from
removing oneself
departing from
pulling out of
gitting
taking oneself off from
sallying
hurrying away
beating off
going to hell
getting on your bike
walking
making
heading
striking out
legging it
levanting
turning tail
torquing off
teeing off
ticking off
cheesing off
peeing off
absenting
hitting the bricks
making a break
abdicating
trooping
advancing
marching out
moving on
blasting off
running out
marooning
dropping out
taking a walk
stranding
absquatulating
separating
saying adieu
going offstage
exeunting
bidding farewell
flaking off
doing vanishing act
doing a fade
shooting through
going through
running for it
doing a Skase
taking it on the lam
sneaking
skulking
slinking
slinking off
departing suddenly
creeping
breaking up
saying farewell
marching
going off in a huff
flouncing out
leaving suddenly
storming off
storming out
making a sudden departure
getting up and go
breaking
conking out
moving about
shoving
leaping
off-loading
shipping
flowing
bustling
hurrying
kiting
easing out
leaving flat
breaking off
shipping out
parting company
walking out on
quitting the scene
splitting up
going separate ways
riding off
giving the slip
fleeing from
stirring
defecting
moving out of
disengaging from
stepping down
flying from
walking away
setting out from
running away from
escaping from
slipping out
doing a bunk from
eloping
taking your leave of
cutting
breaking away
coming away
relinquishing
heading out
bolting from
cruising
ranging
creeping off
moseying
lamming
wending
making one's way
sailing
starting off
making for
setting sail
setting forward
getting on the road
beginning one's journey
setting about
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to abandon one's country or cause, typically in favor of an opposing one
defecting
deserting
absconding
quitting
apostatizing
reneging
abandoning
escaping
forsaking
rebelling
renouncing
tergiversating
decamping
leaving
repudiating
revolting
departing
going
ratting
rejecting
spurning
turning
withdrawing
changing sides
turning traitor
changing allegiances
changing loyalties
breaking faith
revolting against
seceding from
shifting one's ground
going AWOL
going over
selling out
going back on
going over to the enemy
pulling out
running out
taking a walk
walking out on
falling away from
going over the fence
ratting on
Noun
▲
Loss of nerve preventing completion of an action
cold feet
fear
anxiety
apprehension
doubt
reservations
timidity
chicken heart
faint heart
fear of carrying out an activity
second thoughts
weak knees
white feather
yellow streak
gutlessness
chicken liver
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backing out
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