Synonyms of backtrack

backtrack

verb

1

as in to revert

Related Words

• revert
• revoke
• rescind
• countermand
• overturn
• abrogate
• strike down
• annul
• about-face
• repeal
• reverse
• switch

Dissimilar Words

• maintain
• support
• uphold

2

as in to backpedal

Related Words

• backpedal
• retract
• recant
• chicken (out)
• take back
• recall
• disavow
• withdraw
• wimp out
• unsay
• forswear
• back down
• back out
• renege
• abjure
• repudiate
• back off
• cop out
• beg off
• cry off
• abnegate
• fink out

Dissimilar Words

• adhere (to)
• keep
• comply (with)
• satisfy
• fulfill
• honor
• follow through (with)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of backtrack

Following fury from the English and Mexican Football Associations, FIFA may have to backtrack on its apparent plan to move the time of the England-Mexico game. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 July 2026

Benson argued that Talarico is trying to backtrack from previous statements he’s made, and said that Talarico questioned where accusations of him being a vegan came from. — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2026

Now, the company is trying to get the government to backtrack. — Caitlin Babcock, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2026

His reframed answer reads less like backtracking than calibration because symbolism and stewardship are inseparable at this scale. — Rita Omokha, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026