CLIMBING DOWN Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

climbing down

verb

present participle of climb down

as in backing down

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Chicago Sky owner Michael Alter isn’t backing down after the WNBA team ejected former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom from Sunday’s game against the Indiana Fever.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
With neither side backing down, Cancian expects the conflict will drag on well past the midterm elections in November.

— Steve Walsh, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026

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He was brought in to get England over the line in this type of situation, but his negative tactics contributed to the team bowing out yet again.

— Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
The tiny island nation kept advancing, drawing Uruguay and Saudi Arabia to reach the Round of 32 before finally bowing out to defending champion Argentina in an exhilarating match that may have been the best of the tournament so far.

— Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026

Definition of bowing out

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climbing (aboard)

climbing down

climbs

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