Synonyms for Back down:

• n.

  •
  • hold back,
  • knock something on the head,
  • call off,
  • think better of something.
  •back down (noun)
  • bow out,
  • chicken out,
  • back up,
  • pull out.
  •capitulate (noun)
  • capitulate.

• v.

  •back off (verb)
  • concede,
  • go back on,
  • accede,
  • back out,
  • renege,
  • demur,
  • have no fight left,
  • submit,
  • admit,
  • back pedal,
  • recoil,
  • resign,
  • wimp out,
  • cancel,
  • balk,
  • acquiesce,
  • surrender,
  • abandon,
  • withdraw from agreement or statement.
  •back out (verb)
  • blows off,
  • blows it off,
  • throwing towel,
  • getting cold feet,
  • worms out,
  • blowing off,
  • threw towel,
  • re-signed,
  • sur rendering,
  • begged off,
  • throw towel,
  • worming out,
  • throws in towel,
  • blowing it off,
  • threw in towel,
  • got cold feet,
  • gotten cold feet,
  • throws towel,
  • sur-renders,
  • gat cold feet,
  • weaseling out,
  • sur-render,
  • shied from,
  • throwing the towel,
  • sur renders,
  • sur render,
  • throws in the towel,
  • wormed out,
  • begs off,
  • throwing in towel,
  • wiggling out,
  • weaseled out,
  • blew it off,
  • re-signing,
  • Re sign,
  • weasels out,
  • re-signs,
  • blew off,
  • gets cold feet,
  • wiggles out,
  • throw the towel,
  • wiggled out,
  • threw the towel,
  • sur rendered,
  • sur-rendering,
  • re signing,
  • re signs,
  • threw in the towel,
  • shying from,
  • begging off,
  • shies from,
  • re-sign,
  • re signed,
  • sur-rendered,
  • throws the towel.
  •chicken out (verb)
  • with drawing,
  • wimped out,
  • with-drew,
  • hadst no stomach for,
  • with drawn,
  • turns yellow,
  • has no stomach for,
  • with-draw,
  • with draws,
  • with-drawing,
  • funks out,
  • with-drawn,
  • wimps out,
  • having no stomach for,
  • hast no stomach for,
  • had no stomach for,
  • wimping out,
  • with draw,
  • turned yellow,
  • funked out,
  • gives way,
  • with drew,
  • funking out,
  • haddest no stomach for,
  • hath no stomach for.
  •cop out (verb)
  • giving slip,
  • had alibi,
  • de-sert,
  • give slip,
  • hadst alibi,
  • giving the slip,
  • used pretext,
  • hast alibi,
  • gave the slip,
  • having alibi,
  • haddest alibi,
  • has alibi,
  • uses pretext,
  • gives the slip,
  • gives slip,
  • gave slip,
  • hath alibi,
  • de sert,
  • using pretext.
  •fall (verb)
  • fell pieces,
  • fall pieces,
  • being killed,
  • being destroyed,
  • are taken,
  • is destroyed,
  • was lost,
  • was casualty,
  • wast killed,
  • passed in to enemy hands,
  • falling pieces,
  • passing in to enemy hands,
  • falls pieces,
  • were casualty,
  • pass in to enemy hands,
  • were destroyed,
  • are casualty,
  • eats dirt,
  • are killed,
  • defers to,
  • wast taken,
  • falls to pieces,
  • art killed,
  • eating dirt,
  • is taken,
  • am destroyed,
  • am taken,
  • ate dirt,
  • art destroyed,
  • art casualty,
  • passes into enemy hands,
  • are destroyed,
  • wast destroyed,
  • am casualty,
  • passing into enemy hands,
  • wert casualty,
  • wert taken,
  • wast casualty,
  • is killed,
  • art lost,
  • wert lost,
  • was taken,
  • fell to pieces,
  • art taken,
  • were killed,
  • were taken,
  • wert destroyed,
  • was destroyed,
  • wert killed,
  • deferring to,
  • being taken,
  • was killed,
  • am lost,
  • being casualty,
  • passed into enemy hands,
  • being lost,
  • were lost,
  • passes in to enemy hands,
  • am killed,
  • is casualty,
  • lied down,
  • wast lost.
  •give in/give up (verb)
  • takes the oath,
  • dropping like a hot potato,
  • wash ones hands of,
  • took oath,
  • dropping like hot potato,
  • washes one hands of,
  • caved in,
  • wash one hands of,
  • drops like hot potato,
  • dropped like a hot potato,
  • dropt like hot potato,
  • washed ones hands of,
  • buckles under,
  • buckled under,
  • takes oath,
  • buckling under,
  • dropt like a hot potato,
  • washes ones hands of,
  • washes hands of,
  • washed hands of,
  • dropped like hot potato,
  • took the oath,
  • washing one hands of,
  • taking oath,
  • taking the oath,
  • drops like a hot potato,
  • washing one's hands of,
  • washed one's hands of,
  • washes one's hands of,
  • washing hands of,
  • washed one hands of,
  • washing ones hands of.
  •motion (verb)
  • back down.
  •recant (verb)
  • go back one word,
  • goes back one's word,
  • dis claiming,
  • eats words,
  • going back on word,
  • ate ones words,
  • eating one words,
  • dis owned,
  • dialed back,
  • dis-owned,
  • ate one words,
  • re peal,
  • re-called,
  • re peals,
  • re-calls,
  • eating ones words,
  • goes back word,
  • re-call,
  • un saying,
  • going back ones word,
  • dialing back,
  • goes back on one word,
  • wormed out of,
  • eats one's words,
  • go back one's word,
  • dis-claiming,
  • dis-avowing,
  • dis claim,
  • re calls,
  • went back on ones word,
  • ate one's words,
  • dis-avow,
  • dis avow,
  • eat one words,
  • went back word,
  • goes back one word,
  • re-canted,
  • ate words,
  • go back word,
  • dis avowed,
  • going back on ones word,
  • re-calling,
  • dis claims,
  • eats ones words,
  • going back word,
  • went back on one word,
  • re-canting,
  • eats one words,
  • eat words,
  • un-says,
  • dialling back,
  • re calling,
  • dis-avows,
  • dis-owning,
  • dials back,
  • goes back on one's word,
  • go back on one word,
  • un-saying,
  • dis avowing,
  • go back on ones word,
  • un says,
  • went back on word,
  • eat ones words,
  • re pealed,
  • dis owning,
  • goes back on word,
  • dis avows,
  • going back on one's word,
  • dialled back,
  • went back ones word,
  • dis-claim,
  • re-pealed,
  • un say,
  • went back one's word,
  • went back on one's word,
  • re pealing,
  • eating words,
  • goes back ones word,
  • dis-claims,
  • re-peals,
  • worms out of,
  • going back one's word,
  • worming out of,
  • dis claimed,
  • go back ones word,
  • re canted,
  • going back on one word,
  • dis-claimed,
  • goes back on ones word,
  • going back one word,
  • went back one word,
  • dis-avowed,
  • un-say,
  • re canting.
  •relinquish (verb)
  • take pledge,
  • kissing good-bye,
  • kisses goodbye,
  • kissed good bye,
  • sware off,
  • re-leased,
  • kisses good-bye,
  • swears off,
  • dis cards,
  • quitting cold turkey,
  • takes the pledge,
  • dis card,
  • retiring from,
  • dis carded,
  • kiss good bye,
  • kissed good-bye,
  • re-lease,
  • kisses good bye,
  • retired from,
  • quitted cold turkey,
  • re leases,
  • kissing good bye,
  • kissed goodbye,
  • standing down,
  • laying aside,
  • swore off,
  • quits cold turkey,
  • dis carding,
  • re lease,
  • stands down,
  • retires from,
  • dis-cards,
  • dis-carded,
  • dis-carding,
  • takes pledge,
  • dis-card,
  • taking pledge,
  • kissing goodbye,
  • took pledge,
  • taking the pledge,
  • re-leases.
  •retract (verb)
  • has change heart,
  • changes mind,
  • re-versed,
  • nigged,
  • retro ceding,
  • backs out of,
  • changed one's mind,
  • backed out of,
  • re-tract,
  • re-cede,
  • forgot it,
  • changing ones mind,
  • retro-ceding,
  • changing one mind,
  • re tracts,
  • nigging,
  • backing out of,
  • hast change of heart,
  • having change heart,
  • change one mind,
  • changed mind,
  • hadst change heart,
  • re verse,
  • retro grades,
  • changed ones mind,
  • re-ceded,
  • changes ones mind,
  • hath change of heart,
  • forgets it,
  • re tract,
  • re-cedes,
  • changes one's mind,
  • haddest change heart,
  • re versing,
  • re cedes,
  • retro grading,
  • drawing in,
  • retro-cedes,
  • forgetting it,
  • reels in,
  • haddest change of heart,
  • hadst change of heart,
  • retro-grades,
  • hast change heart,
  • retro graded,
  • retro-graded,
  • re-verse,
  • changing one's mind,
  • retro cedes,
  • retro ceded,
  • re ceding,
  • changing mind,
  • reeled in,
  • have change heart,
  • retro-grading,
  • draws in,
  • reeling in,
  • had change of heart,
  • hath change heart,
  • has change of heart,
  • re-tracts,
  • changes one mind,
  • having change of heart,
  • re-ceding,
  • change ones mind,
  • retro-cede,
  • had change heart,
  • changed one mind,
  • forgat it,
  • retro grade,
  • retro cede,
  • retro-ceded.
  •retreat (verb)
  • re treated,
  • re-treat,
  • dis engaging,
  • de camp,
  • dis engages,
  • de-camped,
  • keeping aloof,
  • re coils,
  • de-parting,
  • de parting,
  • de parts,
  • gave ground,
  • re coiling,
  • kept aloof,
  • re treats,
  • dis-engages,
  • re-coiled,
  • re treat,
  • de parted,
  • re tired,
  • de camps,
  • started back,
  • starts back,
  • secluding oneself,
  • secludes oneself,
  • de-part,
  • re coil,
  • re-tiring,
  • de-camp,
  • dis engaged,
  • de-camps,
  • de camped,
  • lays down,
  • re-coils,
  • keeps apart,
  • de part,
  • starting back,
  • secluded oneself,
  • re tire,
  • re-treated,
  • re-tire,
  • de camping,
  • re-coiling,
  • re-treats,
  • re tires,
  • dis engage,
  • de-parts,
  • re treating,
  • re tiring,
  • re coiled,
  • re-coil,
  • re-treating,
  • dis-engaged,
  • dis-engaging,
  • de-parted,
  • dis-engage,
  • de-camping,
  • keeps aloof.
  •take back (verb)
  • re claimed,
  • re claim,
  • re possessing,
  • re claiming,
  • re possess,
  • re possesses,
  • re-possesses,
  • re claims,
  • re possessed,
  • re-possessing,
  • re-possess,
  • re-claimed.
  •yield (verb)
  • comes to terms,
  • laid down arms,
  • gives over,
  • admits defeat,
  • came terms,
  • laying down arms,
  • calling quits,
  • lays down arms,
  • letted go,
  • re lax,
  • call quits,
  • called quits,
  • coming terms,
  • gives oneself over,
  • folds up,
  • called it quits,
  • came to terms,
  • giving oneself over,
  • suffered defeat,
  • gave oneself over,
  • gave over,
  • admitting defeat,
  • calls quits,
  • comes terms,
  • calling it quits,
  • come terms,
  • folded up,
  • folding up,
  • suffering defeat,
  • re-lax.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • disdain,
  • dip out,
  • forget,
  • beg off,
  • bale out,
  • forgo,
  • poop out,
  • cry off.
  •
  • dare,
  • opt out,
  • bail,
  • scrub.
  •
  • default,
  • bail out.
  •
  • throw.
  •back out
  • throw in towel,
  • throw in the towel,
  • get cold feet,
  • blow it off,
  • welsh,
  • blow off,
  • wiggle out,
  • throwing in the towel,
  • worm out,
  • weasel out,
  • shy from.
  •chicken out
  • turning yellow,
  • turn yellow,
  • gave way,
  • give way,
  • giving way,
  • have no stomach for,
  • funk out.
  •cop out
  • have alibi,
  • use pretext,
  • give the slip.
  •relinquish
  • lay aside,
  • stand down,
  • swear off,
  • swearing off,
  • quit cold turkey,
  • lays aside,
  • kiss goodbye,
  • take the pledge,
  • kiss good-bye,
  • took the pledge,
  • laid aside,
  • drop like hot potato,
  • retire from,
  • stood down.
  •Other relevant words:
  • lonesome,
  • recall,
  • strain,
  • come to,
  • eat humble pie,
  • hover,
  • abjure,
  • hind,
  • crawfish out,
  • hang back,
  • rear,
  • pause,
  • secluded,
  • swallow,
  • annul,
  • insular,
  • turn tail,
  • shy,
  • substantiate,
  • deliberate,
  • off the beaten path,
  • rearward,
  • fink out,
  • comply with,
  • deny,
  • shy away,
  • beat a retreat,
  • come round,
  • posterior,
  • hindmost,
  • resile,
  • think twice,
  • fall in with,
  • straddle the fence,
  • solitary,
  • removed,
  • remote,
  • hum and haw,
  • climb down,
  • renounce,
  • void,
  • rescind,
  • give place,
  • outlying,
  • retire,
  • out-of-the-way,
  • repudiate,
  • hem and haw,
  • jib,
  • around,
  • after,
  • draw back,
  • backwater,
  • balance,
  • obscure,
  • draw off,
  • hesitate,
  • stick at,
  • back away,
  • relents,
  • come around,
  • lonely,
  • ponder,
  • stop to consider,
  • stand back,
  • backwards,
  • debate,
  • come over,
  • revoke,
  • disavow,
  • disengage,
  • round,
  • run back,
  • Shilly-shally,
  • think twice about,
  • abandon one's position,
  • falter,
  • Strain at,
  • fear,
  • about,
  • renegue,
  • postern,
  • stickle,
  • eat crow,
  • isolated,
  • backward,
  • scruple.

Antonyms for Back down:

• v.

  • back off
    allow, dispute, dissent, reject, uphold, refuse, fight, permit, advance, go forward.
  • Other antonyms:
    fulfill, keep, comply, satisfy, adhere, honor.

Homophones for Back down:

• backdown, boston, bog down, boughten, begotten, bisection, bastion, bostonian, big time, boxed in, based on, boxed-in, baby's dummy, bus station, best man, basidium.

Hyponym for Back down:

• v.

  • motion
    pull away, withdraw, pull back, move back, draw back, recede, retire, retreat.