Backing down
Synonyms for back down
verb back off
balk
renege
backtrack
take back
cancel
concede
back out
admit
withdraw
abandon
pull out
back off
surrender
retreat
give in
accede
acquiesce
bow out
chicken out
cop out
demur
hold back
recant
recoil
resign
submit
yield
cave in
pull back
give up
back pedal
beg off
give ground
go back on
have no fight left
wimp out
withdraw from agreement or statement
Antonyms for backing down
permit
uphold
dispute
dissent
refuse
reject
allow
fight
advance
go forward
Usage Notes
Although some object to their use, the phrases in back of and the shorter—and much older—back of with the meaning “behind” are fully established as standard in American English: The car was parked (in) back of the house. Both phrases occur in all types of speech and writing.
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