back down English

Meaning back down meaning

What does back down mean?

back down

— verb move backwards from a certain position The bully had to back down

— verb (= bow out) remove oneself from an obligation He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved

Synonyms back down synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as back down?

back down English » English

back off

climb down

yield

retreat

recede

pull out

give way

give up

give in

bow out

back up

back out

abandon

withdraw

retire

pull back

fall back

draw back

chicken out

backpedal

waive

unmake

undo

tergiversate

succumb

subside

subduce

sign away

shrink from

retrograde

retract

resile

renounce

relinquish

relent

quit

pull away

part with

move back

lapse

indulge

go backward

go back on

go back

give way to

give ground

give

get out

forgo

foreswear