Synonyms of climb down

climb down

verb

as in to back down

Related Words

• back down
• pull away
• bow out
• chicken (out)
• backtrack
• disengage
• detach
• disentangle
• backpedal
• fall back
• leave
• evacuate
• depart
• pull out
• abandon
• drop back
• vacate
• back away
• quit
• shrink
• flinch
• recoil
• flee
• fly
• go
• withdraw
• retreat
• retire
• recede

Dissimilar Words

• advance
• breast
• face
• confront
• dare
• beard
• brave
• defy
• outbrave
• brazen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of climb down

The steep climb down to the sand is worth it for the prime stretch of coast and astonishing views of the jagged shoreline. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026

That’s why this president is gyrating on a daily or hourly basis about whether or not to climb down from this war or to double down. — NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026

But when Becky begins to climb down, several rusty bolts give out and the ladder collapses, crashing to the sand below. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026

La Casa has a large, centralized pool; the beach is a good climb down a pathway carved into the cliff; and the grounds have a grass tennis court and croquet lawn, too. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026