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present participle of backtrack
Synonyms & Antonyms of backtracking
1
as in reverting, about-facing
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2
as in backpedaling
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for backtracking
- abjuring,
- abnegating,
- disavowing,
- forswearing
- (also foreswearing),
- recalling,
- recanting,
- repudiating,
- retracting,
- taking back,
- unsaying,
- withdrawing
- begging off,
- crying off
- [chiefly British]
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“Backtracking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backtracking. Accessed 15 Apr. 2021.
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