BACK (UP OR AWAY) Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

back (up or away)

verb

Definition of back (up or away)

as in to run away

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The victim handed over the keys, then picked up a plumbing tool and started swinging it at Arredondo-Garcia, who ran away.

— Brandon Downs, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
The East Ridge girls had five of the top 12 girls to run away with a 36-point total.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of run away

Verb

Being part of a dominant defense was one reason players like Camon withdrew from the NCAA transfer portal.

— Gerald Thomas III, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
The first clarifies that its PLX product does not provide law enforcement agencies with geolocation data, and the second says that the company has reached out to the complaint's authors to ask that the complaint against Penlink be withdrawn.

— Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of withdraw

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The investigators who haven’t already died are almost all retired, some of them awkwardly testifying via Zoom with technical difficulties from homes far away.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Cierria Davison took a leap of faith to start Over the Top after retiring early from Walmart during the pandemic.

— Leondra Head, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of retire

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When Lake Mead last plunged to record-low water levels in 2022, its dramatically receding shoreline revealed all manner of curiosities.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
In August 2025, the remains of a British researcher who vanished in 1959 in Antarctica were discovered amid rocks near a receding glacier on King George Island, located off the Antarctic Peninsula.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of recede

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Skywatchers will not only see the moon change color, but also witness the sharp, curved edge of Earth’s shadow steadily advancing across — and later retreating from — the lunar surface.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
At a moment when Washington is retreating from its responsibilities, New York is stepping up for vulnerable immigrant children.

— Meena Shah, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of retreat

Verb

Family friend Tuere Burns initially remained, but covered her eyes with her hand as the first photos were shown and then walked out of the courtroom, visibly shaken.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
During Sturgeon’s speech, the board walked out and took a brief recess after board President Charles Cush repeatedly banged his gavel and told Sturgeon his speaking time expired.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of walk out

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