back out

Verb

Meaning

make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

move out of a space backwards

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

retreat withdraw crawfish pull back back away crawfish out welsh flake dod welch weasel leave avoid stop reverse
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Antonyms

fire pay combat counter remember resist
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Hypernyms

back

Examples

During the warm season (August 8 and 9), Maine is a true "vacation paradise," offering visitors a chance to jump into crystal-clear mountain lakes and see if they can get back out again before their bodily tissue is frozen as solid as a supermarket turkey. Dave Barry

I was a fighter and very determined. There was no way I was going to back out without winning. Christine Lahti

When we hold back out of laziness, that is when we tie ourselves into knots of boredom. Walter Annenberg

If I had not actually got into this work and been called of God, I would back out. But I cannot back out: I have no doubt of the truth. Joseph Smith

His tenacity is unmatched in my opinion. Incredible how someone could have suffered that long and come back out of prison with such a good heart and positive things to say and do. Maurice Ashley

In a conclave many go in as a pope but come back out as the cardinal they were when they went in. French Proverb

Close letter words and terms

back onto back order back osmosis back out from fear back out of agreement back out of promise