Synonyms of chickens (out)

chickens (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of chicken (out)

as in backs down

Related Words

• backs down
• backs off
• cops out
• backs out
• wimps out
• foreswears
• finks out
• reneges
• unsays
• abnegates
• backpedals
• retracts
• takes back
• backtracks
• recants
• recalls
• abjures
• begs off
• disavows
• cries off
• forswears
• withdraws
• repudiates

Dissimilar Words

• adheres (to)
• keeps
• complies (with)
• follows through (with)
• satisfies
• fulfills
• fulfils
• honors