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What is another word for
backpedalling
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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
U-turning
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
betraying
reconsidering
relenting
U-turning
doing an about-turn
doing a U-turn
coming round
flip-flopping
coming around
repealing
abnegating
abjuring
renouncing
unsaying
foreswearing
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
moving back
backing up
drawing back
withdrawing
receding
driving back
moving backwards
going backward
moving backward
retracting
retiring
getting back
returning to
going back to
revisiting
going into reverse
backing away
coming again
driving backwards
coming back
regressing
coming home
harking back
arriving home
arriving back
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 back
sending backwards
going backwards
driving backward
retreating to
ebbing
turning
circling
dodging
looping
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
reversing
scrapping
dropping
scrubbing
countermanding
aborting
abrogating
abandoning
invalidating
calling
crying off
voiding
quashing
annulling
nullifying
negating
overruling
erasing
obviating
disannulling
overriding
removing
nixing
undoing
lifting
rendering invalid
making void
expunging
calling back
dismantling
rubbing out
wiping out
setting aside
declaring null and void
weaseling out
backing out of
weaselling out
reneging on
doing an about-turn
doing a U-turn
overturning
throwing over
opting out
backing out
standing down
worming out
forgetting
backwatering
crawling out of
wangling out
pulling the plug
effacing
nulling
discarding
deleting
cutting
purging
omitting
excluding
blotting out
blue-penciling
editing out
blocking out
blue-pencilling
crosses out
putting an end to
stroking out
cancelling out
taking out
blanking out
declaring invalid
rendering null and void
striking out
rooting out
whiting out
sweeping away
canceling out
striking down
bluing pencil
inking out
blacking out
putting a line through
Xing out
rolling back
spooling back
inverting
backing up
retreating
upending
winding back
rewinding
abolishing
vacating
avoiding
disowning
obliterating
dismissing
denying
counterordering
backpedalling
UK
axing
vetoing
dissolving
abating
stopping
disallowing
terminating
overthrowing
discontinuing
vitiating
doing away with
ending
rejecting
killing
eliminating
ruling against
ditching
suspending
annihilating
throwing out
scratching
refusing
dumping
neutralizing
US
discharging
ruling out
neutralising
UK
giving up
prohibiting
forbidding
halting
withcalling
declining
breaking off
blocking
preventing
upsetting
altering
waiving
turning down
giving the thumbs down to
suppressing
backtracking on
disestablishing
shelving
counteracting
desisting
getting rid of
ceasing
relinquishing
offsetting
squashing
stamping out
negativing
remitting
withholding
bringing to an end
reprobating
disapproving
opposing
interdicting
rebuffing
knocking something on the head
forgetting about
eradicating
knocking back
saying no to
giving the red light to
changing
oversetting
disaffirming
prostrating
downing
extinguishing
reverting
chopping
finishing
subverting
jettisoning
junking
deracinating
superseding
zapping
torpedoing
countervailing
rebutting
refuting
redlining
outvoting
trashing
bringing down
knocking down
unmaking
discounting
defeating
nigging
casting aside
disqualifying
redressing
counterchecking
making ineffective
counterbalancing
breaking
welshing
quitting
giving the chop
divorcing
forgetting it
drawing back
spurning
taking away
doing a U-turn on
contravening
ignoring
discountenancing
passing
forsaking
precluding
backing off
dispensing with
interrupting
deselecting
making null and void
breaking with
forgoing
turning thumbs down
banning
packing in
giving thumbs down to
shooting down
laying off
giving something a miss
balking at
desisting from
going back on your word
passing on
cutting off
turning your back on
passing up
relaxing
raising
postponing
declaring
mothballing
knocking out
finishing off
doing in
bleeping
going against
severing
chucking in
bringing to a close
holding a funeral
interring
putting to rest
burying
inhuming
entombing
putting six feet under
laying in the grave
undermining
weakening
restricting
compensating
limiting
confining
winding down
apostatizing
getting off the hook
calling in
hushing up
bottling up
shutting down
corking up
rendering void
impairing
unfitting
circumducting
washing out
phasing out
voting down
contradicting
putting damper on
taking off
prevailing
dominating
predominating
defying
flouting
disacknowledging
retiring
pulling back
forbearing
belaying
turfing
counterpoising
putting the lid on
riding roughshod over
trampling underfoot
calling all bets off
excusing oneself
pulling out
begging off
putting a stop to
blowing sky-high
dialing back
worming out of
checking
arresting
repulsing
bringing to naught
trampling upon
impugning
traversing
crossing
dinging
stonewalling
belying
frustrating
blackballing
disproving
begrudging
copping out
crapping out
wimping out
enjoining from
restraining
tabooing
giving the brush-off to
standing in the way
putting down
rendering inert
wiping slate clean
abdicating
bringing
getting cold feet
flying in the face of
laying to rest
retrograding
retroceding
receding
pulling up
shunning
kicking
rowing back on
falling back
reeling in
taking in
cutting short
casting off
forfeiting
refusing to accept
washing your hands of
refusing to acknowledge
turning back on
divorcing oneself from
doing an about-turn on
changing one's tune
shaking
sacrificing
jilting
calling a halt
stopping midstream
knocks it off
calling it quits
pulling the plug on
laying off of
leaving off
withdrawing from
breaking up
shutting off
finishing with
packing up
cutting out
having done with
knocking off
parting from
dusting off
throwing up
retiring from
parting with
giving over
resigning from
eighty-sixing
destroying
exterminating
extirpating
excepting
barring
debarring
liquidating
averting
proscribing
forestalling
forfending
bating
deterring
squelching
excising
closing one's doors to
freezing out
not considering
warding off
closing out
putting paid to
shutting out
counting out
leaving out
inhibiting
shedding
snuffing out
cleaning up
putting the kibosh on
closing down
putting kibosh on
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
contravening
curbing
disacknowledging
disagreeing
disbelieving
doubting
recanting
shooting down
spurning
withsaying
calling on
holding back
keeping back
not buying
shooting down in flames
shooting full of holes
taking exception to
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
assenting
buckling
chickening out
coming to terms
going down
resigning yourself
concurring
laying down
eating crow
relinquishing
throwing in your hand
resigning
making concessions
going under
approving
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
giving
folding up
giving oneself over
turning in
abdicating
suffering defeat
turning over
calling it quits
having no fight left
wimping out
backing off
throwing up the sponge
throwing up one's hands
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
turnround
reversion
backtracking
backtrack
change of heart
swing
sea change
rowback
change of plan
change of mind
reversal of policy
second thoughts
change of attitude
change of opinion
swerve
paradigm shift
rotation
reverse
change of direction
tergiversation
rollback
revocation
recall
rescindment
invalidation
abrogation
abortion
recision
nullification
setting aside
dropping
voiding
abandonment
calling
180
rethink
rescinsion
voidance
disannulment
calling off
rescission
one-eighty
climb-down
volte face
backpedalling
UK
turn
transformation
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
changeover
reordering
overturning
U-ey
transmutation
switchover
upheaval
permutation
alternation
u-turn
backdown
concession
climbdown
eating one's words
move
retreat
reversement
vagary
turning
retroversion
retrogression
replacement
diversity
variety
development
mutability
about face
regression
downturn
progression
about turn
change of course
turn-around
vicissitude
change of loyalties
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
disconfirmation
denegation
rebuttal
counterstatement
confutation
opposite
dissent
antithesis
dismissal
refutal
dismissing
denunciation
refusal
disapproval
renegement
rejecting
defiance
repudiating
disaffirmation
adjuration
veto
disproof
negative
refusing
controversion
refraining
brush-off
statement abnegation
nix
prohibition
abstaining
protestation
noncommittal
countering
cold shoulder
no way
reverse
contrary
inverse
converse
lack
absence
antonym
want
opposition
deficiency
eschewal
proscription
neutralization
US
counterpart
negatory
no
nonexistence
blank
forget it
neutralisation
UK
disclaiming
nonacceptance
rebuff
spurning
declination
turndown
abstention
relinquishment
disacknowledgement
giving up
knock-back
thumbs down
casting aside
turning down
refusal to acknowledge
casting off
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