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

After intense opposition from environmentalists and local residents and business owners, the agency backed off plans this year to build a 30-foot-tall bollard wall through the park. — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

After intense opposition from environmentalists and local residents and business owners, CBP backed off plans this year to build a 30-foot-tall bollard wall through the park. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Rachelle described in detail the way that the Honda had backed off the cliff, flipping multiple times. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Rutinel, who resigned from the state legislature this month to focus on his congressional race, once supported a ban on fracking but has since backed off that position. — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2026