Synonyms of gone back on

gone back on

phrase

past participle of go back on

1

as in backed off

to break a promise or agreement

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• backed off
• backed out
• backed down
• copped out
• finked out
• recalled
• withdrawn
• taken back
• wimped out
• reneged
• abnegated
• retracted
• begged off
• backpedaled
• cried off
• backtracked
• recanted
• chickened (out)
• unsaid
• disavowed
• forsworn
• abjured
• foresworn
• repudiated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adhered (to)
• complied (with)
• honored
• satisfied
• fulfilled
• kept
• followed through (with)

• adhered (to)
• complied (with)
• honored
• satisfied
• fulfilled
• kept
• followed through (with)

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2

as in jumped ship

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

• jumped ship
• deserted
• walked out on
• left
• ratted (on)
• cut off
• abandoned
• defected (from)
• quit
• rejected
• quitted
• forsaken
• disowned
• renounced
• abdicated
• repudiated
• spurned
• abjured
• departed
• withdrawn
• apostatized
• gone
• reneged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clung (to)
• stuck (to or with)
• adhered (to)
• cultivated
• cherished
• fostered

• clung (to)
• stuck (to or with)
• adhered (to)
• cultivated
• cherished
• fostered

3

as in betrayed

to be unfaithful or disloyal to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• betrayed
• sold (out)
• stabbed in the back
• backstabbed
• sold down the river
• given away
• turned in
• crossed
• two-timed
• double-crossed
• snitched (on)
• informed (on)
• peached
• split (on)
• shopped
• told (on)
• ratted (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stood by
• protected
• defended
• saved
• guarded
• shielded
• safeguarded

• stood by
• protected
• defended
• saved
• guarded
• shielded
• safeguarded

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