Synonyms of back down

back down

verb

as in to back out

to break a promise or agreement

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• back out
• back off
• cop out
• recall
• go back on
• withdraw
• fink out
• chicken (out)
• renege
• retract
• take back
• wimp out
• beg off
• cry off
• backtrack
• recant
• backpedal
• unsay
• forswear
• disavow
• abjure
• abnegate
• repudiate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adhere (to)
• comply (with)
• follow through (with)
• keep
• honor
• satisfy
• fulfill

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of back down

Any positive commentary out of companies this earnings season could help lift the S & P 500 , which rallied to all-time highs just this week before a sharp escalation in yields brought it back down. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Rolls it back down, and starts moving chairs to rope off an area. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, Cooper and Erley hope the city will send some of their existing water rights back down the fairway. — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

The researchers could then right the robot 90% of the time by moving its motor back down the tower. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026