DROP BACK Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

drop back

verb

Definition of drop back

as in to withdraw

to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable) a change in the wind direction forced the firefighters to drop back

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Recent Examples of drop back But that number dropped back to single digits earlier this month after the war restarted. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 July 2026 With both blockades fueling fears over global energy supplies, the price of international benchmark Brent crude oil jumped above the $100 a barrel threshold Thursday for the first time since May before dropping back down. — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 24 July 2026 Looking ahead, prices aren’t expected to drop back to $70 a barrel until December 2027. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 July 2026 The inconsistent Sparks have dropped back-to-back games since firing GM Raegan Pebley. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for drop back

Recent Examples of Synonyms for drop back

Verb

The Federal Reserve and FDIC withdrew their crypto-asset guidance for banks in April 2025.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The program closed two locations due to the changes and says more than 30 students have withdrawn.

— Olivia Young, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of withdraw

Verb

Exxon shares retreated about 2% in premarket trading on Friday as it’s adjusted per-share profit narrowly missed forecasts.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Our responsibility as university leaders is not to dismiss or retreat from them, but to confront them honestly.

— Daniel Diermeier, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of retreat

Verb

The team speculates that’s likely where the flies fall back on simpler reflexes.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
Some of that material condensed into tiny droplets called spherules, which spread around the planet before falling back through Earth's atmosphere at several miles per second.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of fall back

Verb

So why did Stephenson stop in the middle of a 10-mile run Saturday morning to pull out his phone and try to sign up his family to do it all over again?

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2026
Then, one of the men can be seen pulling out a gun, shooting at the influencer and immediately fleeing the scene.

— Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of pull out

Verb

The department currently possesses 49 drones, but an unspecified number are set to be retired and replaced by the new acquisitions.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Milwaukee reliever Grant Anderson threw a one-two-three seventh and got the first out of the eighth, Abner Uribe retired two batters in the eighth, and closer Trevor Megill retired the side in order with a strikeout in the ninth.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026