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

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

But Netflix backed out of the bidding in February after Paramount upped its takeout offer for all of WBD in a deal worth $111 billion. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 July 2026

The Guerreros had gone to the fair’s opening ceremony to hear the President, whose rally-style speech substituted for the slew of musical artists who had backed out after learning of the event’s partisan origins. — Andrew Trunsky, New Yorker, 11 July 2026

In May, a slew of musicians who were slated to perform at Freedom 250's 16-day state fair event backed out, with some citing politics. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 6 July 2026

The actor was a replacement after Madonna backed out, leaving the proto-rave tune one of the era’s most unlikely collaborations. — Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026