Synonyms of going back on

going back on

phrase

present participle of go back on

1

as in backing out

to break a promise or agreement

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• backing out
• backing off
• backing down
• copping out
• finking out
• recalling
• taking back
• withdrawing
• reneging
• chickening (out)
• wimping out
• retracting
• unsaying
• crying off
• begging off
• backpedaling
• foreswearing
• backtracking
• recanting
• forswearing
• disavowing
• abjuring
• abnegating
• repudiating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adhering (to)
• complying (with)
• following through (with)
• keeping
• fulfilling
• satisfying
• honoring

2

as in walking out 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

• walking out on
• defecting (from)
• jumping ship
• ratting (on)
• deserting
• cutting off
• leaving
• abandoning
• quitting
• rejecting
• renouncing
• forsaking
• abdicating
• spurning
• repudiating
• disowning
• abjuring
• departing
• reneging
• withdrawing
• apostatizing
• going

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clinging (to)
• adhering (to)
• sticking (to or with)
• fostering
• cultivating
• cherishing

3

as in selling (out)

to be unfaithful or disloyal to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• selling (out)
• betraying
• stabbing in the back
• selling down the river
• crossing
• giving away
• informing (on)
• backstabbing
• double-crossing
• telling (on)
• splitting (on)
• turning in
• snitching (on)
• two-timing
• ratting (on)
• shopping
• peaching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• standing by
• protecting
• defending
• saving
• guarding
• shielding
• safeguarding