BACK OUT Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

back out

verb

Definition of back out

as in to back down

to break a promise or agreement she backed out on her offer to help with the wedding planning

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Recent Examples of back out Also, the Valkyries are a team that brought somebody back out of retirement. — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 But after the Halfway 2 Jesus tracklist was revealed, Eminem reached back out to Rock with a change of heart. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 16 Oct. 2026 Doyle brought me back out to Epic’s booth, where employees have demos of MyChart on multiple screens. — Alex Rosenblat — Calmatters, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026 This is an amazing opportunity to put myself back out there, challenge myself and show how important dance is for expressing yourself. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for back out

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With three running backs down, TCU will lean on sophomore Jon Denman and potentially two true freshmen.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026
Global temperatures could overshoot targets in the short term, so long as enough carbon was eventually sucked back out of the air to bring those temperatures back down.

— Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of back down

Verb

Territorial Dominance When smaller birds back off from a confrontation and cede their spot at the feeder, blue jays look even more hostile.

— Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 31 Oct. 2026
Florida appears to have backed off its plans to spend nearly $200 million in federal funds meant for electric car chargers on flying cars instead, according to documents obtained by the Miami Herald.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of back off

Verb

Lozano Garita said as he was led by cops out of the 101st Precinct stationhouse Tuesday afternoon to be arraigned in Queens Criminal Court.

— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026
Strategic shakeup Usually buying and selling is a cop out, but with where the Red Sox are in their competitive cycle the approach might make some sense.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026

Definition of cop out

Verb

The prospective expert did not recall the names of both prosecutors who attended the eventual in-person meeting.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2026
Under Milei and Lula, Argentina and Brazil have had a rocky relationship, which took a decisive turn for the worse in July when Brazil recalled its ambassador to Argentina after Milei insulted Brazilian officials while in the country.

— Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026

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