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Verb
Present participle for to reverse one's previous action or opinion
Present participle for to renege on, or fail to honor, an obligation or promise
Present participle for to go back along the same route one has just traveled
Present participle for to retract something said or done
Present participle for to refuse to admit the truth or existence of
Present participle for to surrender or end all resistance to
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
Noun
A reversal of policy, attitude or principle
The act of recanting or something recanted
… more ▼
▲
Verb
▲
Present participle for to reverse one's previous action or opinion
backtracking
recanting
retracting
reversing
reconsidering
rethinking
changing
relenting
flip-flopping
changing opinion
changing your mind
dooing an about-face
about-facing
going back
backing off
deciding against
doing an about-turn
backing down
thinking better of
doing a U-turn
going into reverse
singing a different song
shifting one's ground
having second thoughts
eating your words
withdrawing
budging
eating humble pie
changing mind
doing a volte-face
altering
retreating
backing out
doubling back
taking back
changing one's tune
compromising
giving way
retroceding
giving in
changing your decision
making concessions
admitting that one is wrong
eating crow
reevaluating
shifting
reassessing
re-evaluating
revising
re-examining
modifying
reviewing
reappraising
recalling
conceding defeat
changing one's attitude
turning back
reneging
withcalling
amending
unsaying
moving
conceding
demurring
backtracking on
doing an aboutface
doing an about-turn on
reneging on
going back on
setting aside
doing a U-turn on
dialing back
backing out of
turning the tables
admitting you were wrong
withdrawing from agreement or statement
backpedalling
UK
breaking
repudiating
betraying
defaulting on
failing to honour
breaking your word
copping out
breaking promise
revisiting
retracing your steps
pulling out
coming round
coming around
reverting
returning
deserting
forsaking
copping out of
ratting on
more ❯
“He said the chancellor would not
backpedal
on his decision to change his holiday plans and vacation in Germany.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to renege on, or fail to honor, an obligation or promise
reneging
defaulting
abandoning
repudiating
welching
withdrawing
backing out
reneging on
backing down on
backing out of
backtracking on
breaking your word
defaulting on
failing to honour
going back on
taking back
breaking a promise
rowing back on
failing to honor
going back on your word
canceling
US
recanting
surrendering
withdrawing from
avoiding
welshing
scratching
cancelling
UK
backing down
retreating from
finking out
copping out
resigning
backing off
giving up
wiggling out
worming out
shying from
weaselling out
weaseling out
calling off
pulling out of
chickening out
begging off
dropping out
crying off
pulling out
changing your mind
throwing in the towel
chickening out of
blowing it off
getting cold feet
getting cold feet about
backpedalling
UK
retracting
breaking
dooing an about-face
breaking promise
backtracking
copping out of
having second thoughts
ratting on
reconsidering
betraying
relenting
coming round
doing an about-turn
doing a U-turn
coming around
renouncing
repealing
abnegating
unsaying
foreswearing
abjuring
forswearing
welshing on
reversing
going back
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
▲
Present participle for to go back along the same route one has just traveled
backtracking
returning
retreating
retroceding
retrograding
going back
turning back
doubling back
falling back
turning tail
retracing your steps
reversing
backing up
moving back
withdrawing
receding
driving back
moving backwards
moving backward
going backward
retracting
retiring
going into reverse
backing away
drawing back
driving backwards
regressing
going back over the same ground
recanting
backing
about-facing
doing an about-turn
doing a U-turn
dooing an about-face
backing down
doing a volte-face
backing off
sending backwards
going backwards
driving backward
sending back
ebbing
dodging
looping
turning
circling
retrogressing
reversing path
backpedalling
UK
more ❯
“We decided to
backpedal
once it became apparent that we were heading in the wrong direction.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to retract something said or done
taking back
retracting
withdrawing
recanting
renouncing
repudiating
abjuring
unsaying
reneging
forswearing
abnegating
repealing
recalling
disclaiming
disavowing
foreswearing
backtracking
revoking
rescinding
cancelling
UK
canceling
US
apologising
UK
apologizing
US
going back on
backing down
eating your words
changing mind
calling off
eating humble pie
eating crow
having change of heart
abrogating
reversing
invalidating
annulling
dismantling
voiding
nullifying
quashing
abolishing
countermanding
vacating
negating
avoiding
overruling
disannulling
overriding
obviating
setting aside
nixing
making void
rendering invalid
lifting
declaring null and void
nulling
removing
backing out of
striking down
wiping out
rolling back
abandoning
scrapping
scrubbing
dropping
aborting
erasing
calling
disowning
obliterating
dismissing
denying
dissolving
abating
undoing
counterordering
expunging
crying off
killing
calling back
rubbing out
weaseling out
weaselling out
reneging on
overturning
doing an about-turn
doing a U-turn
blowing
throwing over
shooting down
vetoing
opting out
zapping
backing out
washing out
standing down
worming out
KO'ing
crawling out of
wangling out
backwatering
pulling the plug
forgetting
making null and void
effacing
discharging
discarding
deleting
cutting
purging
omitting
censoring
excluding
editing
blacking
deleing
eliding
blue-penciling
editing out
stamping out
blocking out
blue-pencilling
crosses out
putting an end to
stroking out
snuffing out
cancelling out
taking out
casting aside
blanking out
declaring invalid
rendering null and void
striking out
rooting out
whiting out
sweeping away
canceling out
bluing pencil
inking out
blotting out
blacking out
putting a line through
Xing out
spooling back
inverting
backing up
retreating
upending
winding back
rewinding
backpedalling
UK
welshing
rejecting
contradicting
backtracking on
disaffirming
suspending
axing
refuting
gainsaying
withcalling
negativing
disconfirming
disallowing
backing off
worming out of
going back on your word
ending
dissociating from
discontinuing
forsaking
apostatizing
relinquishing
stopping
vitiating
breaking off
chopping
dumping
ditching
doing away with
superseding
annihilating
torpedoing
deracinating
terminating
waiving
subverting
dialing back
getting rid of
rebutting
knocking out
finishing off
doing in
retrograding
retroceding
eliminating
receding
nigging
eschewing
giving the chop
giving up
refusing
impugning
weaseling out of
dropping out
washing your hands of
disacknowledging
weaselling out of
rowing back on
reeling in
forgetting it
drawing back
doing a U-turn on
falling back
taking in
ruling out
knocking something on the head
breaking
changing one's tune
doing an about-turn on
defaulting
defaulting on
dooing an about-face
retreating from
failing to honour
breaking a promise
withdrawing from
going back
breaking your word
ratting on
copping out of
welshing on
pulling out of
breaking promise
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to refuse to admit the truth or existence of
denying
contradicting
gainsaying
repudiating
negating
opposing
refuting
disproving
negativing
rebutting
challenging
contesting
debunking
disaffirming
discrediting
exploding
nullifying
retracting
controverting
countering
declaring untrue
disallowing
disavowing
disclaiming
disconfirming
disowning
dissenting from
invalidating
quashing
rebuffing
rejecting
confuting
disagreeing with
taking back
banning
begrudging
blocking
contravening
curbing
disacknowledging
disagreeing
disbelieving
doubting
excluding
forbidding
forgoing
preventing
recanting
restraining
revoking
sacrificing
shooting down
spurning
tabooing
withsaying
calling on
enjoining from
holding back
keeping back
not buying
shooting down in flames
shooting full of holes
saying no to
taking exception to
turning thumbs down
standing in the way
Verb
▲
Present participle for to surrender or end all resistance to
admitting defeat
surrendering
capitulating
submitting
stopping
withdrawing
giving in
giving up
backing down
caving in
giving way
throwing in the towel
laying down arms
pulling out
backing out
calling it a day
yielding
succumbing
conceding
bowing
quitting
acquiescing
folding
acceding
blinking
budging
saying uncle
crying uncle
knuckling under
weakening
relenting
backpedalling
UK
conceding defeat
throwing in the sponge
raising the white flag
deferring
ceding
showing the white flag
falling
accepting defeat
buckling under
waving the white flag
crumbling
agreeing
packing it in
giving up the struggle
putting up white flag
falling victim
tossing it in
complying
concurring
relinquishing
making concessions
assenting
approving
buckling
chickening out
coming to terms
going down
resigning yourself
laying down
eating crow
throwing in your hand
resigning
going under
rolling over
giving yourself up
stopping trying
bowing to
giving away the store
accepting
retreating
falling in line
eating humble pie
going along with
bending the knee
surrendering to
caving
hoisting the white flag
giving ground
humbling oneself
bending
kowtowing
losing
desisting
collapsing
bowing out
bailing out
dropping
cutting out
breaking
letting go
crying quits
having no fight left
wimping out
folding up
giving oneself over
backing off
turning in
abdicating
suffering defeat
handing over
turning over
calling it quits
throwing up the sponge
throwing up one's hands
giving
more ❯
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
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
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
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
backing out
shying away
Noun
▲
A reversal of policy, attitude or principle
turnaround
reversal
turnabout
shift
change
retraction
switch
doubleback
repeal
cancellation
UK
cancelation
US
annulment
inversion
rescinding
transposition
about-face
U-turn
volte-face
about-turn
flip-flop
change in direction
backtracking
turnround
reversion
backtrack
rollback
sea change
change of heart
swing
tergiversation
rowback
swerve
paradigm shift
revocation
recall
rescindment
invalidation
abrogation
abortion
recision
nullification
setting aside
dropping
voiding
abandonment
calling
180
rethink
rescinsion
voidance
disannulment
calling off
rescission
one-eighty
change of plan
change of mind
reversal of policy
climb-down
second thoughts
change of attitude
volte face
change of opinion
backpedalling
UK
turn
reverse
transformation
change of direction
revolution
modification
variation
conversion
alteration
mutation
180 degree turn
change of tack
revision
substitution
swap
amendment
reshaping
recasting
transition
changeabout
right about turn
renewal
rearrangement
deviation
metamorphosis
reordering
changeover
rotation
overturning
U-ey
transmutation
upheaval
switchover
permutation
alternation
u-turn
backdown
concession
climbdown
move
retreat
eating one's words
about face
reversement
vagary
turning
retroversion
retrogression
replacement
about turn
diversity
variety
development
mutability
regression
change of loyalties
downturn
progression
change of course
turn-around
vicissitude
turn around
double
mid-course correction
change of fortune
exchange
interchange
trade
evolution
complete change
policy change
surrogate
remoulding
UK
reorganization
US
rebuilding
redoing
remodelling
UK
reconstruction
commutation
bartering
restyling
revamping
rejigging
renovation
reshuffling
renewing
reworking
overhaul
transfiguration
transmogrification
remaking
revolutionizing
US
quantum leap
reorganisation
UK
revolutionising
UK
marked transformation
quantum jump
total change
remodeling
US
revolutionary change
remolding
US
sudden change
major change
radical change
adjustment
break with the past
adaptation
fluctuation
vacillation
realignment
redirection
reformation
modulation
readjustment
flux
variance
veering
oscillation
refashioning
stirring
wavering
correction
bend
yaw
stir
deflection
more ❯
Noun
▲
The act of recanting or something recanted
recantation
abjuration
denial
disavowal
renouncement
renunciation
repudiation
retractation
retraction
withdrawal
abnegation
about-face
abrogation
annulment
apostasy
backtracking
contradiction
contraversion
disclaimer
disowning
forswearing
gainsaying
negation
nullification
palinode
recall
renege
reneging
renouncing
reversal
revocation
unsaying
volte-face
refutation
backpedalling
UK
rejection
disallowance
dissent
rebuttal
refutal
disapproval
disaffirmation
adjuration
disproof
negative
brush-off
dismissing
renegement
rejecting
repudiating
refusing
controversion
refraining
disconfirmation
denegation
nonacceptance
rebuff
veto
declination
turndown
nix
prohibition
protestation
giving up
abstaining
noncommittal
casting aside
cold shoulder
no way
relinquishment
abandonment
disclaiming
counterstatement
dismissal
denunciation
defiance
confutation
self-denial
disclamation
statement abnegation
repulse
nay
statement
casting off
disaffirmance
traversal
rescission
desertion
forsaking
discarding
eschewal
refrainment
backdown
rider
criterion
clause
prerequisite
qualification
condition
provision
disassociation
stipulation
proviso
specification
requirement
dissociation
spurning
refusal
abstention
disacknowledgement
knock-back
thumbs down
turning down
refusal to acknowledge
more ❯
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back pedal
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b
ba
bac
back
backp
backpe
backped
backpeda
backpedal
backpedali
backpedalin
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