Synonyms of backed down

backed down

verb

past tense of back down

as in backed off

to break a promise or agreement

if you back down about dinner again, I'm not going to agree to another date

Synonyms & Similar Words

• backed off
• backed out
• copped out
• finked out
• recalled
• withdrew
• went back on
• reneged
• chickened (out)
• retracted
• wimped out
• took back
• cried off
• begged off
• backpedaled
• recanted
• backtracked
• unsaid
• forswore
• disavowed
• abjured
• abnegated
• repudiated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adhered (to)
• complied (with)
• followed through (with)
• kept
• satisfied
• fulfilled
• honored

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of backed down

The gambit worked, as Tech and Sorsby backed down amidst intense national backlash. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Worried about the potential fine — which, Dantona noted, the city worker had been polite about explaining — the homeowner backed down and asked Brodeur to cut back the grass. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Raq was fly, never backed down, and didn't rat when her back was against the wall, all in the midst of trying to protect her son Kanan (Mekai Curtis), who is determined to build his own empire outside of his family. — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

But the Academy eventually backed down from that idea after the WGA and DGA took issue with the Emmy proposals; the Academy’s director and writer peer groups drafted a compromise. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 17 July 2026

Blanche backed down and said the Justice Department would not implement the fund. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

Three people had apparently been killed, but the men behind the coup had backed down and Gorbachev was being released. — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026

The conflict threatened to explode again on Monday, when Iran and Israel fired missiles at each other before both sides backed down. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 June 2026

Wednesday, a white van backed down the driveway. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026