back down

Speech parts

1. back down - Verb

2. back down - Phrase

Meaning

move backwards from a certain position

remove oneself from an obligation

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

chicken out pull out back off bow out fall retreat yield surrender withdraw submit quit comply concede accede defer

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Antonyms

bear face fight combat weather stand

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Hypernyms

retreat withdraw retire recede move back pull back

Hyponyms

resile

Examples

The bully had to back down Source: Internet

He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved Source: Internet

After a disturbing surge in coronavirus cases in mid-July, LA County is starting to see numbers go back down slightly, officials said Monday. Source: Internet

After rising to a 27-month high, the euro has come back down to earth as the overly crowded trade has exhausted itself. Source: Internet

Advocates argue that these broad cuts would bring the NYPD back down in size and in funding levels to where it was around 2014, when de Blasio took office. Source: Internet

After staying stuck in the mud for two weeks, Samar broke free and sailed back down river to coal ship. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

back down

Close letter words and terms

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