backed down

Antonyms

struck beset set on set upon trashed

Examples

I've never backed down from a fight and I relish a good debate. Olympia Snowe

I was always fighting from a young age... I wouldn't back down, I knew Andy wouldn't have backed down. Nigel Benn

Not that I've ever feared a fight or backed down from one –(Wren) That's the truth. I swear he's half beta fish. He'd fight his own reflection to prove a point. (Maggie) Sherrilyn Kenyon

Then came the hostage crisis during which Carter did nothing to rattle the ayatollahs who hung tough until Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, when they suddenly backed down. Alexander Haig

Leap out the window, my inner Tigress cried. You aren't ready to face such a powerful Tiger. I frowned. I thought a true Tigress never backed down from a fight. Don't you know anything? When she's in heat, she avoids everything male. Now run! Gena Showalter

I think the thing that I admire about Rick Santorum is that he hasn't backed down or apologized one bit for his personal religious views, for standing up for social conservative values. Michelle Malkin

Words in the phrase

backed down

Close letter words and terms

backed away backed blade backed by backed off backed out Backed up