FINK OUT Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

fink out

verb

Definition of fink out

as in to back out

to break a promise or agreement I can't believe you'd fink out on me and leave me to go to the party alone!

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When the bidding escalated beyond his threshold, Baffert’s money man backed out, but the trainer, too far gone on the horse, kept raising his hand.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Global temperatures could overshoot targets in the short term, so long as enough carbon was eventually sucked back out of the air to bring those temperatures back down.

— Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of back out

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With three running backs down, TCU will lean on sophomore Jon Denman and potentially two true freshmen.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026
Global temperatures could overshoot targets in the short term, so long as enough carbon was eventually sucked back out of the air to bring those temperatures back down.

— Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of back down

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Territorial Dominance When smaller birds back off from a confrontation and cede their spot at the feeder, blue jays look even more hostile.

— Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 31 Oct. 2026
Florida appears to have backed off its plans to spend nearly $200 million in federal funds meant for electric car chargers on flying cars instead, according to documents obtained by the Miami Herald.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of back off

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The prospective expert did not recall the names of both prosecutors who attended the eventual in-person meeting.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2026
Under Milei and Lula, Argentina and Brazil have had a rocky relationship, which took a decisive turn for the worse in July when Brazil recalled its ambassador to Argentina after Milei insulted Brazilian officials while in the country.

— Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026

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