back out English

Meaning back out meaning

What does back out mean?

back out

— verb move out of a space backwards He backed out of the driveway

— verb (= retreat, crawfish, crawfish out) make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him He backed out of his earlier promise The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns

Synonyms back out synonyms

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withdraw

pull back

back away

retreat

crawfish out

crawfish

back off

back down

undo

pull in one’s horns

backspace

back

yield

waive

unmake

tergiversate

succumb

sign away

shirk

reverse

retract

retire

resile

rescind

renounce

relinquish

recant

quit

part with

make excuses

liquidation

liquidate

lapse

indulge

go back on

give way

give up

give in

give

get out

forgo

foreswear

forego

flunk

fall in

fall back

duck

drop out

draw back

divest