Definition for Beg off:

• ask for permission to be released from an engagement

Synonyms for Beg off:

• n.

  •
  • think better of something,
  • pull back,
  • back out,
  • back down,
  • forgo,
  • hold back,
  • cry off,
  • knock something on the head,
  • forget,
  • call off.
  •beg off (noun)
  • excuse.

• v.

  •back down (verb)
  • cop out,
  • abandon,
  • have no fight left,
  • withdraw,
  • cancel,
  • accede,
  • admit,
  • go back on,
  • surrender,
  • acquiesce,
  • back off,
  • concede,
  • chicken out,
  • wimp out,
  • recant,
  • pull out,
  • withdraw from agreement or statement,
  • backtrack,
  • recoil,
  • yield,
  • resign,
  • retreat,
  • back pedal,
  • renege,
  • give ground,
  • cave in,
  • give in,
  • bow out,
  • submit,
  • balk,
  • demur,
  • give up,
  • take back.
  •back out (verb)
  • wiggle out,
  • blow it off,
  • scratch,
  • avoid,
  • worm out,
  • weasel out,
  • get cold feet,
  • shy from,
  • welsh,
  • throw in the towel.
  •chicken out (verb)
  • make concessions,
  • turn yellow,
  • give way,
  • have no stomach for,
  • funk out.
  •communication (verb)
  • beg off.
  •deny; say no (verb)
  • refuse.
  •refuse (verb)
  • rebuff,
  • desist,
  • turn deaf ear to,
  • not budget,
  • ignore,
  • disaccord,
  • dispense with,
  • shun,
  • make excuses,
  • disapprove,
  • dissent,
  • protest,
  • pass up,
  • turn from,
  • turn away,
  • spurn,
  • turn one's back on,
  • dodge,
  • withhold,
  • not care to,
  • send off,
  • set aside,
  • refuse to receive,
  • brush off,
  • send regrets,
  • nix,
  • repel,
  • hold off,
  • give thumbs down to,
  • evade,
  • regret,
  • reprobate,
  • not budge.

• Other synonyms:

  •back down
  • pulling back,
  • pulls back,
  • caving in,
  • giving ground,
  • holds back,
  • gives ground,
  • retreating,
  • Withdrew,
  • gave in,
  • pulled back,
  • caves in.
  •back out
  • throw in towel,
  • blow off,
  • throwing in the towel.
  •chicken out
  • gave way,
  • giving way,
  • turning yellow.
  •refuse
  • Reprobated,
  • Reprobating,
  • passed up,
  • turning away,
  • nixing,
  • turn back on,
  • turns away,
  • Regretted,
  • turned away,
  • turned back on,
  • setting aside,
  • Refusing.
  •Other relevant words:
  • leave,
  • evacuate,
  • renegue,
  • vacate,
  • reject,
  • decline,
  • quit cold,
  • quit,
  • maroon,
  • turn down,
  • jettison,
  • negative,
  • drop out,
  • forsake,
  • refuse consent,
  • be unwilling,
  • discard,
  • not think of,
  • leave behind,
  • disagree,
  • depart from,
  • not buy,
  • be unmoved,
  • say no,
  • disallow,
  • leave flat,
  • stand aloof,
  • hold out,
  • hold out against,
  • repudiate,
  • not hear of,
  • jilt,
  • negate,
  • throw over.

Antonyms for Beg off:

• v.

  • back down
    uphold, permit, allow, advance, fight, go forward, refuse, reject, dissent, dispute.
  • refuse
    consent, ok, approve, meet, offer, grant, accept, agree, face, sanction, endorse.

Hyponym for Beg off:

• v.

  • communication
    quest, request, ask for, bespeak, call for.