back down

verb

backed down; backing down; backs down

intransitive verb

: to withdraw from a commitment or position

Synonyms of back down

• back out
• back off
• cop out
• recall

Examples of back down in a Sentence

if you back down about dinner again, I'm not going to agree to another date

Recent Examples on the Web

That was resistance for most of the past year, and since March it's flipped into support, the stock has come back down to test it a handful of times on pullbacks and bounced every time. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 16 July 2026

Following a month-old cease-fire, the US and Iran exchanged strikes today for the fifth consecutive day as both sides battle for control of the critical Strait of Hormuz, with no signs of either side backing down. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026

Blanche backed down and said the Justice Department would not implement the fund. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

The Carry can track player movements in 2K HD video with three outward-facing cameras, while an upward-facing fourth camera tracks the ball traveling towards the net and back down for an unobstructed view of both the player and the shot. — Shirl Leigh july 13, New Atlas, 13 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for back down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown

Kids Definition

back down

verb

: to retreat from a stand one has taken or from a challenge one has accepted