Synonyms of backed out

backed out

verb

past tense of back out

as in backed off

to break a promise or agreement

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of backed out

She was briefly considered to be a Taiwan People's Party legislator candidate, but had backed out owing to questions about her loyalty and affiliation with China. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

The Porter Town Council granted Weiss a Planned Unit Development (PUD) agreement for the property, but the developer backed out. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

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

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

Commercial shipping trackers said several tankers loaded with Saudi oil backed out of the waterway to avoid attack. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 22 July 2026

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

Smith was supposed to have been involved, according to Brumetti, but backed out. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Royal got back into his car, backed out and started to leave. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026