WIMPED OUT Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

wimped out

verb

past tense of wimp out

as in backed off

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The officers backed off after firing and could see McAlpin was still moving inside the vehicle.

— Harry Harris, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
The Dolphins’ starting inside linebacker never backed off that claim, and never apologized for it either.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Definition of backed off

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Commercial shipping trackers said several tankers loaded with Saudi oil backed out of the waterway to avoid attack.

— Jane Arraf, NPR, 22 July 2026
The artist briefly backed out, leading the cast and crew to use Saturday Night Live cast member Fred Armisen, who impersonated Prince on the sketch show, in a table read.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

Definition of backed out

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But the Academy eventually backed down from that idea after the WGA and DGA took issue with the Emmy proposals; the Academy’s director and writer peer groups drafted a compromise.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 17 July 2026
Blanche backed down and said the Justice Department would not implement the fund.

— Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

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