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What is another word for
going back
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Verb
Present participle for to return to a place after having been there at a previous time
Present participle for to go back to a previous state
Present participle for to retreat or move backward, sometimes figuratively
Present participle for to change one's opinion or stance, especially at the behest of someone
Present participle for to turn around and head in the opposite direction
Present participle for to return or change back to a former state
Present participle for to go back to an earlier worse condition
Present participle for to retreat from something frightening or dangerous
Present participle for to renounce or back out of a prior agreement, promise, stance or statement
Adjective
Returning to a less advanced or previous state
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Verb
▲
Present participle for to return to a place after having been there at a previous time
backtracking
breaking
doubling back
reneging
retreating
revisiting
turning back
retracing your steps
betraying
changing
deserting
forsaking
repudiating
retracting
returning
reverting
falling back
backpedalling
UK
backpedaling
US
drawing back
moving back
getting back
going back to
retrograding
retroceding
returning to
turning tail
coming back
coming again
retreating to
going into reverse
going back over the same ground
relapsing
selecting automatically
restoring
passing back
defaulting
passing
coming home
arriving home
arriving back
harking back
more ❯
“She would run to the forest, leave the dress, and
go back
to the castle.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to go back to a previous state
reoccuring
reoccurring
relapsing
regressing
lapsing
resuming
retrogressing
retrograding
reverting
backsliding
recidivating
returning
receding
falling back
drifting back
sinking back
sliding back
slipping back
Verb
▲
Present participle for to retreat or move backward, sometimes figuratively
reversing
retreating
backtracking
backpedaling
US
backpedalling
UK
going backwards
backing up
doubling back
going backward
moving back
moving backward
moving backwards
turning back
backing away
sending back
sending backwards
driving back
driving backward
driving backwards
backing out
withdrawing
receding
retiring
drawing back
retracting
retroceding
retrogressing
falling back
ebbing
regressing
backing off
retrograding
departing
turning tail
moving further off
moving away
going away
drawing away
pulling out
flowing back
retracing your steps
recanting
backing
about-facing
doing an about-turn
doing a U-turn
dooing an about-face
backing down
doing a volte-face
going into reverse
losing ground
returning
going down
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 off
backing out
changing your mind
about-facing
dooing an about-face
doing an about-turn
doing a U-turn
giving way
eating your words
rethinking
withdrawing
reconsidering
doing a volte-face
relenting
changing mind
conceding
demurring
eating humble pie
admitting you were wrong
withdrawing from agreement or statement
taking back
deciding against
having second thoughts
flip-flopping
going into reverse
shifting one's ground
thinking better of
changing opinion
singing a different song
altering
retreating
amending
doubling back
doing an about-turn on
doing a U-turn on
dialing back
making concessions
admitting that one is wrong
eating crow
retroceding
giving in
changing your decision
conceding defeat
recalling
swallowing
turning back
reneging
withcalling
unsaying
changing one's attitude
backtracking on
adjusting
adapting
varying
revising
recasting
modifying
reneging on
going back on
setting aside
backing out of
turning the tables
changing one's tune
recalibrating
shifting
making adjustments to
flip-flopping on
changing gears on
yo-yoing on
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to turn around and head in the opposite direction
turning
reversing
turning round
reversing direction
wheeling round
doubling back
facing about
swinging round
about-facing
making a U-turn
changing course
changing direction
Verb
▲
Present participle for to return or change back to a former state
reverting
returning
reversing
revisiting
defaulting
resuming
changing
inversing
inverting
recurring
restoring
transposing
turning
turning back
changing back
retracing your steps
coming back
about-facing
flip-flopping
lapsing into
relapsing into
drifting back into
falling back into
going back to
harking back
passing back
sliding back
slipping back
throwing back
going over again
taking another look at
taking up where left off
taking up where you left off
going back to your old ways
Verb
▲
Present participle for to go back to an earlier worse condition
retrogressing
deteriorating
declining
degenerating
regressing
worsening
retrograding
sinking
falling
dropping
waning
backsliding
relapsing
reverting
returning
retroceding
going downhill
getting worse
ebbing
decaying
atrophying
slumping
crumbling
devolving
rotting
descending
lapsing
receding
subsiding
recidivating
retreating
falling off
going to pot
going to the dogs
going backwards
slipping back
falling away
falling back
drifting back
sinking back
moving back
turning back
throwing back
turning the clock back
losing headway
losing ground
rolling back
slipping
sliding
weakening
failing
hitting the skids
degrading
collapsing
going down the toilet
languishing
disimproving
disintegrating
growing worse
becoming worse
depreciating
going down the tubes
fading
stagnating
flagging
diminishing
lowering
taking a turn for the worse
withering
going to pieces
debilitating
going to rack and ruin
drooping
wilting
vitiating
impairing
corroding
sagging
nosediving
decreasing
falling apart
breaking down
wasting away
becoming debilitated
going bad
going to the pack
spoiling
wasting
dwindling
depressing
reducing
skidding
lessening
wearing away
losing quality
falling to pieces
going down
going from bad to worse
coming apart at seams
escalating
moving backward
contracting
sickening
faltering
palling
suffering
tumbling
drifting
petering
slackening
debasing
perishing
fading away
lagging
damaging
dropping off
going
emaciating
putrefying
dilapidating
appearing in a poor light
petering out
taking a nosedive
making something worse
breaking up
going into decline
dying on vine
falling apart at the seams
straying
falling from grace
going wrong
going astray
leaving the straight and narrow
going down the primrose path
abating
downgrading
devaluing
attenuating
devaluating
plunging
becoming lower
crashing
plummetting
plummeting
becoming softer
becoming quieter
marking down
getting lower
getting softer
getting quieter
writing down
breaking
adulterating
alloying
losing it
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to retreat from something frightening or dangerous
retreating
retiring
withdrawing
fleeing
recoiling
falling back
pulling out
bolting
drawing back
running away
skedaddling
escaping
pulling back
running off
receding
vamoosing
beating it
flying
scramming
scraming
splitting
taking off
departing
evacuating
evading
running
scarpering
shrinking
breaking
going
levanting
skipping off
turning tail
vacating
abandoning
decamping
disengaging
eluding
folding
quitting
leaving
running for it
backing off
backing away
backing out
clearing out
cutting and run
giving ground
hightailing it
hooking it
legging it
making off
peeling out
showing a clean pair of heels
beating a hasty retreat
beating a retreat
cutting out
doing a runner
flying the coop
going away
heading for the hills
lighting out
making a break for it
moving away
moving back
taking flight
bugging out
doing a fade
giving way
making a quick exit
making a run for it
taking a powder
doing a bunk
making a getaway
taking to your heels
backing down
Verb
▲
Present participle for to renounce or back out of a prior agreement, promise, stance or statement
reneging
retracting
repudiating
abjuring
withdrawing
recanting
forswearing
abnegating
unsaying
repealing
foreswearing
breaking
welshing
renouncing
reversing
defaulting
backing out
taking back
backing off
going back on
copping out
backing down
defaulting on
backtracking on
backing out of
dooing an about-face
failing to honour
finking out
pulling out
weaseling out
weaselling out
withdrawing from
breaking promise
copping out of
breaking your word
ratting on
pulling out of
breaking a promise
retreating from
welshing on
Adjective
▲
Returning to a less advanced or previous state
regressive
deteriorating
degenerating
relapsing
backsliding
returning
reverting
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