Synonyms of went back on

went back on

phrase

past tense of go back on

1

as in backed out

to break a promise or agreement

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• backed out
• backed off
• backed down
• copped out
• recalled
• withdrew
• finked out
• took back
• reneged
• retracted
• chickened (out)
• wimped out
• begged off
• cried off
• backpedaled
• backtracked
• recanted
• unsaid
• abnegated
• disavowed
• foreswore
• forswore
• abjured
• repudiated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in walked 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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in sold (out)

to be unfaithful or disloyal to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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