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

Blackburn declined in July to participate in any debates, and Rose backed out when it was set to be only him and Fritts on stage. — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

In 2017, the object flew into our solar system, whipped around the sun like a comet, and flew back out. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

The nozzle assembly swung into the opening on the robot, and water began flowing through the basket and draining back out through the drain hose. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

The data-center project had been put on indefinite hold because the company behind it, Sentinel, had backed out. — Ethan Brooks, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026