BACKTRACKED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

backtracked

verb

past tense of backtrack

as in reverted

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Recent Examples of backtracked Seconds later, Flore backtracked, called the foul on the floor, then backtracked his backtrack and reverted to his initial call. — Cj Moore, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026

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Verb

If performance reverted as soon as the executive left, the transformation was never complete.

— Rob Versaw, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Just after Sky announced its greenlight earlier this year, Banijay and Sony entered a rights dispute revolving around Banijay believing the TV and film rights had reverted back to them since The Girl in the Spider’s Web movie aired.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of reverted

Verb

And not all of the proofs were certified as correct by the automatic logic verification platform Lean—in fact, some have already been retracted after outside scientists found mistakes.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
When the refill is retracted, the Telegraph Key can also be pressed repeatedly, turning the mechanism into a satisfying tactile interaction even when the pen is not being used for writing.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of retracted

Verb

The administration has waged a multi-front battle against the press, including an early review of the broadcast licenses for ABC's local TV stations that could lead to them being revoked.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
According to the producers, Casparina was in Beijing representing Indonesia at an international forum when her citizenship was revoked over her opposition to the new regime.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of revoked

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This year, the Academy rescinded its rule forbidding actors from being nominated twice in the same category.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
The Yankees did put up some fight in their finale, as Ben Rice, Spencer Jones and Anthony Volpe — who had a two-run homer rescinded after replay determined fan interference — each drove in runs after the Rays scored.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of rescinded

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In February, the High Court ruled it unlawful and disproportionate, but the Court of Appeal overturned that ruling in June.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Last year, Palestine Action’s co-founder Huda Ammori ⁠challenged the ban and the High Court ruled in her favor in February, before the Court of Appeal overturned that decision in June.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

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