Synonyms of backed off

backed off

verb

past tense of back off

as in backed out

to break a promise or agreement

you'd better not back off on your promise to do all the planning for the big dance

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of backed off

The officers backed off after firing and could see McAlpin was still moving inside the vehicle. — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 17 July 2026

The Dolphins’ starting inside linebacker never backed off that claim, and never apologized for it either. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

The Houthis had backed off any attacks on shipping in the Red Sea since Israel and Hamas came to a ceasefire to end their two-year war last fall. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 July 2026

In a 2025 report issued on Tuesday, the intelligence agency said there were no indications that the party had backed off its problematic views. — ABC News, 3 July 2026

Syria then did and Obama backed off a military response. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 19 June 2026

Bessent backed off the idea amid criticism. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 17 June 2026

Johnson quickly backed off the purchase attempt days after it was first reported, despite reports that Morgan Stanley lifted the confidentiality limits. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026

Later, Russia backed off, citing the need to conduct additional measurements and inspections of areas where leaks were occurring. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026