Synonyms of back off

back off

verb

as in to back down

to break a promise or agreement

you'd better not back off on your promise to do all the planning for the big dance

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of back off

When Clark was subbing in during the opener against China and started to step on the court before being officially told to, Reese, who was entering the game at the same time, pulled her back off the court. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Was getting the bear to back off of his catch worth taking a chance on a violent encounter with a black bear? — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

California Attorney General Rob Bonta wants structural remedies in the ParaBros merger in order to back off. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026

The couple should put their feet down and tell these mothers to back off. — Abigail Van Buren, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2026