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fink out

verb

Definition of fink outnext
as in to back out
to break a promise or agreement I can't believe you'd fink out on me and leave me to go to the party alone!

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fink out
  1. back out
  2. back down
  3. back off
  4. recall
Verb
  • With his team up a touchdown midway through the first quarter, Jalen Brewster trotted back out to the field.
    — McClain Baxley for the AJC, AJC.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Somebody was probably backing out of our neighbor’s driveway, and hit it!
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of back out
Verb
  • The ball falls to Andersen, who attempts to play a first-time pass back down the line.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Gauff did not back down, clawing back to break back and make it 5-4.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of back down
Verb
  • In anticipation of a Friday meeting between Newsom and the leaders of the Senate and Assembly, Assemblyman Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Santa Monica) rallied legislators to implore the governor to back off.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the tough talk, Beijing has seen the US threaten – and then back off from – sweeping sanctions before.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of back off
Verb
  • In the corresponding move, the Sox recalled catcher Edgar Quero from Triple-A Charlotte.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Looking back, Dadakis vividly recalls the details 25 years later.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of recall
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“Fink out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fink%20out. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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