Definition of back down
intransitive verb
:to withdraw from a commitment or position
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Examples of back down in a Sentence
if you back down about dinner again, I'm not going to agree to another date
First Known Use of back down
1849
back down Synonyms
Synonyms
renege, back off, back out, cop out, fink outRelated Words
chicken (out), wimp out; backpedal, backtrack; abjure, abnegate, disavow, forswear (also foreswear), recall, recant, repudiate, retract, take back, unsay, withdraw; beg off, cry off [chiefly British]Near Antonyms
adhere (to), follow through (with); comply (with), fulfill (or fulfil), honor, keep, satisfyLearn More about back down
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