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What is another word for
backpedal
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▲
To reverse one's previous action or opinion
To renege on, or fail to honor, an obligation or promise
To go back along the same route one has just traveled
To retract something said or done
To refuse to admit the truth or existence of
To surrender or end all resistance to
To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner
To move back or away from a place or situation
… more ▼
▲
Verb
▲
To reverse one's previous action or opinion
backtrack
recant
retract
reverse
reconsider
rethink
change
relent
flip-flop
change opinion
change your mind
do an about-face
about-face
go back
back off
decide against
do an about-turn
back down
think better of
do a U-turn
go into reverse
sing a different song
row back
shift one's ground
climb down
have second thoughts
eat your words
withdraw
budge
eat humble pie
change mind
do a volte-face
alter
retreat
back out
double back
take back
change one's tune
compromise
give way
retrocede
change your decision
give in
shift
re-evaluate
reevaluate
review
re-examine
revise
reappraise
modify
reassess
eat crow
make concessions
admit that one is wrong
retract one's words
recall
concede defeat
change one's attitude
turn back
change one's plans
renege
move
concede
unsay
amend
withcall
demur
back-pedal on
backtrack on
do an aboutface
do an about-turn on
withdraw from agreement or statement
admit you were wrong
back pedal
renege on
back out of
dial back
go back on
turn the tables
do a U-turn on
set aside
break
default on
cop out
break your word
fail to honour
break promise
come round
U-turn
come around
pull out
repudiate
betray
rat on
cop out of
more ❯
“He said the chancellor would not
backpedal
on his decision to change his holiday plans and vacation in Germany.”
Verb
▲
To renege on, or fail to honor, an obligation or promise
renege
default
abandon
repudiate
welch
withdraw
back out
renege on
back down on
back out of
backtrack on
break your word
default on
fail to honour
go back on
take back
break a promise
row back on
fail to honor
go back on your word
cancel
welsh
recant
cop out
surrender
fink out
back off
scratch
retreat from
back down
avoid
resign
withdraw from
wiggle out
back pedal
worm out
shy from
beg off
weasel out
give up
call off
cry off
pull out of
pull out
chicken out
drop out
get cold feet
throw in the towel
change your mind
chicken out of
blow it off
get cold feet about
retract
break
break promise
do an about-face
backtrack
rat on
have second thoughts
cop out of
reconsider
betray
do a U-turn
come round
U-turn
do an about-turn
come around
relent
flip-flop
abnegate
unsay
abjure
renounce
repeal
foreswear
forswear
welsh on
go back
reverse
more ❯
“He has been talking to those pastors behind the scenes, trying to
backpedal
on his promise as if the matter is over and there's nothing he can do.”
Verb
▲
To go back along the same route one has just traveled
backtrack
return
retreat
retrocede
retrograde
go back
turn back
double back
fall back
turn tail
retrace your steps
reverse
move back
back up
draw back
withdraw
recede
drive back
move backwards
move backward
go backward
retract
retire
get back
back away
return to
come again
go back to
drive backwards
go into reverse
revisit
come back
regress
arrive back
arrive home
come home
hark back
go back over the same ground
recant
back
do a U-turn
do a volte-face
back down
do an about-turn
about-face
back off
do an about-face
go backwards
send backwards
send back
drive backward
retreat to
ebb
loop
circle
turn
dodge
retrogress
reverse path
renege
break
repudiate
revert
forsake
be unfaithful
change
betray
desert
more ❯
“We decided to
backpedal
once it became apparent that we were heading in the wrong direction.”
Verb
▲
To retract something said or done
take back
retract
withdraw
recant
renounce
repudiate
abjure
unsay
renege
forswear
abnegate
repeal
recall
disclaim
disavow
foreswear
backtrack
revoke
rescind
cancel
apologise
UK
apologize
US
go back on
back down
eat your words
change mind
call off
eat humble pie
eat crow
have change of heart
reverse
scrap
drop
scrub
countermand
abort
abrogate
abandon
invalidate
call
cry off
void
quash
annul
nullify
negate
overrule
erase
obviate
override
disannul
remove
nix
renig
undo
lift
make void
render invalid
expunge
call back
dismantle
wipe out
rub out
declare null and void
back out of
weasel out
set aside
renege on
row back
climb down
do a U-turn
do an about-turn
overturn
forget
backwater
crawl out of
pull the plug
wangle out
opt out
stand down
back out
worm out
throw over
efface
null
discard
cut
omit
purge
delete
exclude
blot out
ink out
render null and void
strike out
x out
strike down
blue-pencil
stroke out
sweep away
put a line through
put an end to
take out
cross out
edit out
declare invalid
X out
blank out
white out
cancel out
roll back
block out
blue pencil
root out
black out
back up
wind back
invert
retreat
upend
rewind
spool back
abolish
vacate
avoid
disown
obliterate
deny
dismiss
counterorder
veto
dissolve
abate
stop
disallow
axe
UK
terminate
overthrow
ax
US
discontinue
vitiate
do away with
end
reject
kill
eliminate
rule against
ditch
suspend
annihilate
throw out
scratch
refuse
dump
neutralize
US
discharge
rule out
neutralise
UK
give up
prohibit
forbid
halt
withcall
decline
break off
block
prevent
upset
alter
waive
turn down
give the thumbs down to
suppress
backtrack on
disestablish
shelve
counteract
desist
get rid of
cease
relinquish
offset
squash
stamp out
negative
remit
withhold
bring to an end
disapprove
reprobate
oppose
interdict
rebuff
knock something on the head
forget about
eradicate
say no to
knock back
give the red light to
change
overset
disaffirm
down
prostrate
extinguish
revert
chop
finish
subvert
jettison
junk
deracinate
supersede
zap
torpedo
countervail
rebut
refute
redline
outvote
trash
knock down
bring down
unmake
discount
defeat
nig
cast aside
disqualify
countercheck
redress
make ineffective
counterbalance
break
welsh
quit
give the chop
divorce
forget it
draw back
spurn
take away
do a U-turn on
contravene
ignore
pass
discountenance
forsake
preclude
back off
dispense with
interrupt
deselect
make null and void
break with
forgo
turn thumbs down
ban
pack in
desist from
turn your back on
pass on
not grant
lay off
cut off
pass up
give something a miss
balk at
shoot down
go back on your word
give thumbs down to
relax
raise
postpone
declare
back-pedal on
mothball
knock out
finish off
do in
bleep
sever
go against
chuck in
watergate
restrict
compensate
limit
confine
undermine
weaken
wind down
inter
bring to a close
lay in the grave
bury
put to rest
hold a funeral
inhume
entomb
put six feet under
get off the hook
apostatize
call in
render void
wash out
cork up
hush up
bottle up
shut down
vote down
phase out
contradict
take off
disacknowledge
retire
unfit
impair
X-out
circumduct
dominate
flout
defy
predominate
prevail
put damper on
pull back
forbear
counterpoise
turf
belay
call all bets off
put a stop to
ride roughshod over
trample underfoot
put the lid on
dial back
worm out of
excuse oneself
pull out
beg off
repulse
check
arrest
bring to naught
blow sky-high
render meaningless
trample upon
begrudge
frustrate
ding
blackball
impugn
traverse
stonewall
cross
belie
disprove
give the brush-off to
enjoin from
restrain
taboo
stand in the way
wimp out
cop out
crap out
put down
render inert
wipe slate clean
abdicate
bring
get cold feet
fly in the face of
retrograde
recede
retrocede
pull up
lay to rest
reel in
fall back
take in
row back on
cast off
cut short
kick
shun
can
refuse to acknowledge
divorce oneself from
turn back on
refuse to accept
wash your hands of
forfeit
change one's tune
do an about-turn on
shake
jilt
sacrifice
knock it off
call a halt
stop midstream
pull the plug on
call it quits
part with
resign from
eighty-six
finish with
dust off
write off
break up
pack up
knock off
have done with
leave off
lay off of
withdraw from
throw up
retire from
shut off
part from
cut out
give over
destroy
bar
except
debar
exterminate
avert
forfend
proscribe
forestall
extirpate
liquidate
deter
bate
leave out
put paid to
count out
ward off
not consider
shut out
close out
freeze out
close one's doors to
squelch
excise
inhibit
shed
snuff out
clean up
put the kibosh on
close down
put kibosh on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To refuse to admit the truth or existence of
deny
contradict
gainsay
repudiate
negate
oppose
refute
disprove
negative
rebut
challenge
contest
debunk
disaffirm
discredit
explode
nullify
retract
controvert
counter
declare untrue
disallow
disavow
disclaim
disconfirm
disown
dissent from
invalidate
quash
rebuff
reject
confute
disagree with
take back
contravene
curb
disacknowledge
disagree
disbelieve
doubt
recant
shoot down
spurn
withsay
call on
hold back
keep back
not buy
shoot down in flames
shoot full of holes
take exception to
dispute
belie
call into question
question
give the lie to
confound
impugn
drive a coach and horses through
show to be false
blow out of the water
break
prove false
falsify
argue
oppugn
blow sky-high
query
prove wrong
prove to be false
expose
demolish
cross
debate
traverse
overturn
object to
make a nonsense of
knock the bottom out of
resist
be at odds with
take issue with
blow sky high
impeach
squelch
fly in the face of
overthrow
undermine
bust
call in question
fight
tear down
protest against
renounce
reverse
forswear
assail
cancel
infirm
conflict with
address
parry
contend
crush
defeat
confront
run counter to
cancel out
silence
answer
argue against
discount
refuse to accept
show up
have bone to pick
declare to be untrue
argue about
blow up
throw out
quibble over
poke holes in
put down
set aside
take a stand against
give thumbs down to
annul
prove unsound
argue with
naysay
withstand
brush aside
combat
impune
deceive
puncture
weaken
discuss
ridicule
vanquish
subvert
abjure
call in
deflate
discard
dare
withspeak
counteract
buck
differ
knock props out
find unfounded
shoot holes in
knock bottom out of
bring to naught
knocks props out from under
shut up
clash with
examine
moot
eschew
be inconsistent with
prove impossible
put paid to
pick holes in
altercate
canvass
bandy
put under suspicion
pooh-pooh
raise doubts about
poke full of holes
shake one's faith in
cast doubt on
refuse
renig
welsh
renege
thumbs down
say the opposite of
take on
squash
be at variance with
not support
counterclaim
cut down to size
canvas
wrangle
destroy
undo
pettifog
give up
drop out
wash your hands of
weasel out of
worm out of
contend over
put an end to
do for
convict
evert
top
abnegate
burn
pick a bone
dissent against
pick an argument with
prove to be wrong
hammer away at
argue the pros and cons of
show to be wrong
bandy words concerning
quibble about
wonder about
put up argument
differ with
have an argument about
agitate against
defend against
plead against
retaliate against
go back on your word
defend oneself against
burn down
dispose of
reply to
zap
smear
attack
blast
slam
traduce
knock
zing
criticize
US
tar
trash
interrogate
inquire
US
denounce
criticise
UK
litigate
test
investigate
remonstrate
accost
enquire
UK
mistrust
run down
come down on
swipe at
skin alive
cast doubt upon
throw doubt on
cast aspersions upon
stick it to
cut to shreds
throw the book at
pin on
thumb nose at
suspect
call out
distrust
demur against
disapprove of
demur about
be a dissenter from
throw down
scorn
unbelieve
not swallow
scoff at
be incredulous of
be unconvinced about
not believe
give no credence to
not accept
be suspicious of
more ❯
Verb
▲
To surrender or end all resistance to
admit defeat
surrender
capitulate
submit
stop
withdraw
give in
give up
back down
cave in
give way
throw in the towel
climb down
lay down arms
pull out
back out
call it a day
yield
succumb
concede
bow
quit
acquiesce
fold
accede
blink
budge
cry uncle
weaken
say uncle
relent
knuckle under
concede defeat
throw in the sponge
raise the white flag
defer
cede
show the white flag
fall
be beaten
accept defeat
buckle under
wave the white flag
crumble
be overcome
agree
give up the struggle
fall victim
put up white flag
pack it in
be overwhelmed
comply
toss it in
assent
go under
go down
lay down
resign
concur
throw in your hand
relinquish
buckle
chicken out
come to terms
eat crow
make concessions
resign yourself
roll over
approve
give yourself up
stop trying
give away the store
bow to
be conquered by
be overwhelmed by
be overcome by
eat humble pie
go along with
accept
retreat
fall in line
be defeated
kowtow
be submissive
bend
hoist the white flag
bend the knee
surrender to
humble oneself
cave
give ground
lose
bail out
desist
cut out
drop
bow out
collapse
give oneself over
let go
fold up
break
be conquered
suffer defeat
turn over
abdicate
cry quits
turn in
call it quits
give
have no fight left
back off
wimp out
throw up the sponge
throw up one's hands
more ❯
Verb
▲
To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner
cop out
bypass
escape
sidestep
avoid
dodge
duck
evade
shirk
shrink from
skip
skirt round
skive
abandon
bilk
cut
decline
desert
duck-shove
excuse
funk
quit
rationalise
UK
rationalize
US
renege
renounce
revoke
run away from
skive off
steer clear of
welsh
withdraw
back down
back off
back out
back out of
duck out of
get out
get out of
have alibi
pull out of
slide out of
use pretext
weasel out
wriggle out of
give the slip
pass on
relay
pass the buck
elude
shake
scape
finesse
weasel out of
get around
shuffle out of
shake off
shun
cop out of
escape from
lose
skirt
circumvent
flee
eschew
body-swerve
give the slip to
neglect
shy from
ditch
shuck
outrun
stay shy of
slip through the net of
run from
stay away from
fend off
fly
give the runaround
break away from
turn back on
get away from
pay no attention to
give a wide berth
shy
leave behind
slip away from
slip
find a way out of
find a way round
give a wide berth to
frustrate
double
get away
be beyond
throw off the scent
slip through the net
run around
foil
outwit
thwart
slip through your fingers
miss
shuffle off
forget
not attend
let something slide
scrimshank
take fright
baulk at
chicken out of
turn tail
recoil from
wuss out
flinch from
slough off
leave something undone
dog
lose sight of
play truant from
cheat
bob off
bludge
be lax about
creep
not attend to
pay little attention to
skimp on
be remiss about
lie down on job
parry
fence
balk
US
baffle
lead on a merry chase
sneak away
baulk
UK
escape the clutches of
end-run
slip out
keep your distance
brush off
discount
dance around
disregard
ignore
overlook
pussyfoot around
tergiversate
dispense with
keep one's distance from
be oblivious to
turn your back on
lay low from
pay no mind
unmind
unheed
turn a blind eye to
tune out
shirk from
keep off
take no notice of
pay no heed to
go around
more ❯
Verb
▲
To move back or away from a place or situation
back away
retreat
withdraw
give ground
recede
retire
back off
blench
cower
crawfish
draw back
drop back
fall back
give way
lose ground
move away
pull back
pull out
quail
quake
recoil
shrink
shrink back
step back
back out
shy away
flinch
cringe
flee
turn tail
move back
shy
blanch
run away
escape
leave
clear out
go away
start
wince
falter
squinch
waver
bolt
grovel
run off
vamoose
take off
peel out
cut and run
get cold feet
make off
leg it
quit
shrink away
split
depart
hightail it
beat it
decamp
run for it
take flight
shudder
ebb
retrograde
retrocede
evade
skedaddle
regress
scarper
hang back
take fright
back down
scram
beat a hasty retreat
beat a retreat
elude
disengage
draw away
hook it
show fear
run
vacate
turn away
go back
go
resile
distance oneself
shake with fear
hide
baulk
UK
balk
US
go backward
retrogress
have cold feet
faint
droop
spring back
refuse
start back
slink
jump back
crouch
jerk back
go down
move further off
retract
return
flow back
back
regroup
straggle
drop behind
lag behind
fall behind
slow down
avoid
hesitate
quiver
demur
dodge
tremble
shake
eschew
baulk at
fight shy of
boggle at
shirk
shun
jib at
quail at
shiver
quaver
make oneself scarce
take a hike
adjourn
get away
exit
betake oneself
take leave
shut oneself away
bail out
abstract oneself
take oneself
move out of
draw
retreat from
seclude oneself
absent yourself
retire from
blow
check out
repair
remove
bow out
go off
clear
get lost
run along
head for the hills
bug out
fold
evacuate
make a quick exit
take to your heels
cut out
break
fly
abandon
do a bunk
light out
skip off
take a powder
do a fade
make a getaway
levant
skidoo
do a runner
fly the coop
make a break for it
make a run for it
show a clean pair of heels
more ❯
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