Synonyms of goes back on

goes back on

phrase

present tense third-person singular of go back on

1

as in backs off

to break a promise or agreement

He went back on his decision to move to the west coast.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in rats (on)

to leave (a cause or party) often in order to take up another

She went back on the group and took up with a better-funded one.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rats (on)
• defects (from)
• walks out on
• deserts
• jumps ship
• leaves
• cuts off
• quits
• abandons
• rejects
• renounces
• abdicates
• spurns
• repudiates
• disowns
• abjures
• forsakes
• departs
• goes
• withdraws
• reneges
• apostatizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sticks (to or with)
• adheres (to)
• clings (to)
• fosters
• cultivates
• cherishes

3

as in betrays

to be unfaithful or disloyal to

She suspected that he had gone back on her during her time away.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• betrays
• sells (out)
• stabs in the back
• two-times
• sells down the river
• crosses
• double-crosses
• backstabs
• turns in
• tells (on)
• gives away
• splits (on)
• informs (on)
• rats (on)
• snitches (on)
• shops
• peaches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stands by
• protects
• guards
• saves
• shields
• safeguards
• defends