Definition for Fall back:

• move back and away from; " The enemy fell back"

Synonyms for Fall back:

• n.

  •
  • shrink,
  • backtrack,
  • back.
  •fall back (noun)
  • fall behind,
  • lapse,
  • retire,
  • retrogress,
  • lag,
  • resort,
  • recidivate,
  • relapse,
  • recur,
  • recede,
  • dawdle,
  • lose,
  • regress.

• v.

  •back (verb)
  • retreat,
  • regress,
  • retract,
  • backtrack,
  • turn tail.
  •ebb (verb)
  • degenerate,
  • fall away,
  • shrink,
  • flow back,
  • fall,
  • deteriorate,
  • abate,
  • slacken.
  •fall back (verb)
  • retrograde,
  • recoil,
  • recede,
  • yield,
  • Retrocede,
  • surrender,
  • back,
  • give back,
  • draw back,
  • withdraw,
  • retire.
  •recede (verb)
  • return,
  • retrogress,
  • go back,
  • fade,
  • depart,
  • ebb,
  • subside.
  •regress (verb)
  • fall off,
  • backslide,
  • revert,
  • relapse,
  • lapse,
  • lose ground.
  •relapse (verb)
  • slide back,
  • be overtaken,
  • be overcome,
  • worsen,
  • recidivate,
  • sicken,
  • slip back.
  •retire (verb)
  • pull out,
  • give ground,
  • pull back,
  • decamp.
  •retract (verb)
  • back down.
  •retreat (verb)
  • move back,
  • evacuate,
  • disengage,
  • run,
  • start back,
  • quail,
  • avoid,
  • back out,
  • back away,
  • reel,
  • evade.
  •trail (verb)
  • dawdle,
  • drag,
  • linger,
  • pull,
  • fall behind,
  • tarry,
  • hang back,
  • drop back,
  • dally,
  • lag.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • backtrack,
  • backpedal,
  • back up.
  •
  • Retrocede.
  •
  • pull,
  • back.
  •backtrack
  • backpedal.
  •lag
  • lag,
  • drop back.
  •recede
  • Retrocede,
  • recede,
  • go back.
  •relapse
  • relapse,
  • recidivate,
  • slide back,
  • be overtaken,
  • be overcome,
  • slip back.
  •Other relevant words:
  • come after,
  • dally,
  • abate,
  • quail,
  • Retrocede,
  • retrace one's steps,
  • pull out,
  • use,
  • pass,
  • draw off,
  • reel,
  • be overcome,
  • pull,
  • flee,
  • deteriorate,
  • miss,
  • return to,
  • evade,
  • run,
  • beat a retreat,
  • reel back,
  • return,
  • sidestep,
  • back,
  • follow,
  • slip back,
  • decamp,
  • slacken,
  • linger,
  • sheer off,
  • go down,
  • drop back,
  • wince,
  • tarry,
  • grow worse,
  • retract,
  • backtrack,
  • lose ground,
  • fall off,
  • retreat,
  • recoil,
  • stand back,
  • Disimprove,
  • backslide,
  • avoid,
  • withdraw,
  • fade,
  • flow back,
  • dodge,
  • trail,
  • back out,
  • fall from grace,
  • depart,
  • revert,
  • revert to,
  • swerve,
  • drag,
  • start back,
  • lag behind,
  • ebb,
  • turn tail,
  • evacuate,
  • shrink back,
  • move back,
  • rein back,
  • turn aside,
  • blench,
  • flinch,
  • start,
  • surrender,
  • slide back,
  • backpedal,
  • back up,
  • retrograde,
  • duck,
  • blink,
  • draw back,
  • go backwards,
  • get worse,
  • let down,
  • be overtaken,
  • give back,
  • jib,
  • retrogression,
  • give ground,
  • weasel,
  • back away,
  • pull back,
  • shrink,
  • cringe,
  • fall,
  • worsen,
  • give place,
  • get back,
  • weasel out,
  • hang back,
  • shy,
  • go back,
  • yield,
  • take flight,
  • fall away,
  • recur to,
  • sicken,
  • subside,
  • degenerate,
  • disengage,
  • trail behind,
  • back down,
  • superannuate,
  • slip,
  • run back.

Antonyms for Fall back:

• v.

  • back
    go forward, advance.
  • ebb
    rise, increase, flow.
  • fall back
    progress, forward, forge.
  • regress
    grow, develop.
  • relapse
    get better, strengthen, heal.
  • retire
    join, enter, begin.
  • retract
    reaffirm, repeat, emphasize, corroborate.
  • retreat
    meet, face.
  • trail
    lead.
  • Other antonyms:
    win, go on, gain, gain ground, outbrave, defy, move on, march on, pull ahead, dare, pass on, make headway, confront, get ahead, brave, beard, brazen.