Definition of back off
intransitive verb
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Examples of back off in a Sentence
you'd better not back off on your promise to do all the planning for the big dance
First Known Use of back off
1920
back off Synonyms
Synonyms
back down, renege, 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 off
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