BACKED (UP OR AWAY) Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

backed (up or away)

verb

past tense of back (up or away)

as in retired

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In 2004, Brodsky became Comcast’s non-executive vice chairman and retired from the company and its board of directors in 2011.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Settle what is queued up for you, including the priority that has to be retired to make room.

— Leslie Ellis, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of retired

Verb

The Mustangs were expected to play in the Prep Bowl playoffs, but the school’s administration withdrew after the coaching change.

— Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Scalise defeated Jordan in an internal vote for the speakership after Kevin McCarthy was removed, although Scalise subsequently withdrew before a House floor vote.

— Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of withdrew

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Troopers said Bojorquez refused to stop and eventually crashed on Highway 34 near Highway 85 and ran away after the crash.

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
The suspect then got out of the car and ran away on foot near the 2000 block of Bettibart Street, police said.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of ran away

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Laila Boyd, a sophomore and recent transfer to Morgan Park from Chicago Vocational School, walked out with her classmates.

— Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Morgan Park High School students walked out of class on Tuesday morning to protest the firing of football coach Chris James and other changes to their football program.

— Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of walked out

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The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite receded more than 5% and finished in correction territory alongside the small-cap Russell 2000 index.

— Sean Conlon,Gina Francolla,Christopher Hayes,Nick Wells, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Over the following decades, the requests and delays while jacks were fiddled gradually receded.

— Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of receded

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As holiday season approaches, the TIME team has pulled out a selection of the 10 best outdoors items from the list that would make a perfect gift for the explorers and adventurers in your life.

— TIME Staff, Time, 10 Nov. 2026
Somebody pulled out a glazier's knife and, with a soft screeee-pop, cut a wobbly circle out of the correct window.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of pulled out

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