Synonyms of back out

back out

verb

as in to back down

to break a promise or agreement

she backed out on her offer to help with the wedding planning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• back down
• back off
• cop out
• recall
• fink out
• withdraw
• go back on
• chicken (out)
• renege
• take back
• retract
• 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
• satisfy
• honor
• fulfill

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of back out

The artist briefly backed out, leading the cast and crew to use Saturday Night Live cast member Fred Armisen, who impersonated Prince on the sketch show, in a table read. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

My hope is that years from now, families will pull these tiny outfits back out of a keepsake box and instantly be transported back to that season of life. — Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 20 July 2026

The rally then produced a sharp pullback, with price gapping down into a brief consolidation before buyers gapped it right back out of that range, leaving gaps on both sides of the dip. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 20 July 2026

He was supposed to be a defense witness at Smith’s trial but backed out at the last minute. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026