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Synonyms for pulls back
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 pulls back

permit
uphold
dispute
dissent

refuse
reject
allow
fight

advance
go forward

Synonyms
verb retract from position

deduct
discount
recede
recoil

retreat
sheathe
shrink
subtract

withdraw
pull back
reel in
start back

take away

Antonyms

forge

go forward

start

Synonyms
verb wait; be uncertain

ponder
pause
balk
waffle
waver
falter
stumble
dither
defer
swerve
pussyfoot
seesaw
debate

dillydally
alternate
delay
flounder
doubt
fumble
shrink
hover
stop
hang
tergiversate
hedge
dally

fluctuate
scruple
oscillate
vacillate
linger
shift
stammer
straddle
demur
stutter
weigh
balance
equivocate

blow hot and cold
hang back
hem and haw
hold back
be irresolute
be reluctant
be unwilling
hold off
pull back
shy away
sit on fence
think about
think twice

Antonyms

persist
expedite
hasten
hurry
remain
go ahead
persevere

resolve
continue
advance
agree
go along
rush
do well

face
meet
go
stay
attack
carry on

Synonyms
verb shrink away

blanch
hesitate
balk
waver
cringe
tremble
blink
shudder
demur
backfire

reel
wince
flinch
dodge
swerve
withdraw
jerk
falter
spring
rebound

duck
react
start
blench
stick
quake
shake
quail
shirk
carom

shrink
kick
draw back
turn away
stickle
resile
pull back
shy away
step back

Antonyms

remain
steady

face
meet

stay

Synonyms
verb keep under control; hold back

hinder
prevent
inhibit
confine
detain
subdue
suppress
kill
deter
restrict
curb
hamper
govern
limit
constrain

curtail
repress
control
fetter
chain
direct
harness
circumscribe
check
muzzle
debar
manacle
arrest
impound
handicap

proscribe
imprison
stay
bridle
gag
hold
cool
delimit
bind
keep
jail
contain
guide
cork
bottle up

tie up
keep down
pinion
box up
choke back
crack down
hem in
hogtie
keep in line
lock up
pull back
sit on
tie down

Antonyms

aid
assist
permit
liberate
release
forsake
loosen
mislead

allow
encourage
help
promote
let go
free
start
turn on

abandon
give up
loose
misguide
neglect
leave
set free

Synonyms
verb leave a place or responsibility

relinquish
depart
pull out
separate
remove
withdraw
go
surrender
retreat
revoke
ebb
recede

resign
secede
part
exit
yield
regress
decamp
repeal
rescind
draw back
fall back
get off

hand over
take off
turn in
rusticate
absent oneself
deny oneself
get away
give ground
give up work
give way
go away
go to bed

go to sleep
hit the sack
leave service
make vacant
pull back
run along
seclude oneself
sever connections
stop working
go to one’s room

Antonyms

remain
increase
come in
continue

stay
advance
approve
join

arrive
begin
enter

Synonyms
verb take back; renege on

deny
repeal
revoke
reverse
renounce
repudiate
disavow
rule out
renege
back down
take back
withdraw

cancel
back off
recant
disown
rescind
suspend
welsh
recall
abjure
recede
back
countermand

disclaim
eliminate
forswear
retrograde
exclude
sheathe
retreat
call off
fall back
pull in
retrocede
take in

pull back
unsay
back out of
draw in
forget it
go back on
have change of heart
nig
reel in
change one’s mind
eat one’s words

Antonyms

sanction
enforce
permit
include
welcome
corroborate

emphasize
repeat
acknowledge
admit
agree
allow

approve
go forward
advance
forge
accept
reaffirm

Synonyms
verb remove something or someone from situation

quit
depart
pull out
retire
disengage
leave
eliminate
go
drop out
retreat
blow
abjure
recede

secede
switch
book
exit
quail
vacate
recoil
detach
extract
shrink
back out
bail out
bow out

check out
draw back
fall back
get off
phase out
take off
pull back
absent oneself
draw away
ease out
exfiltrate
get away
get lost

give ground
give way
keep aloof
keep apart
make oneself scarce
run along
seclude oneself
take a hike
take away
take leave
take out

Antonyms

persevere
come in
combine
unite
remain
permit
come

stay
continue
enter
begin
join
engage
keep

arrive
face
meet
advance
allow

Synonyms
verb move away backwards

back out
retreat

withdraw
backpedal

crawfish
pull back

Antonyms

move forward

stay

Synonyms
verb retire

depart
ebb
remove
go
revoke
repeal
secede
exit
separate
resign
part
decamp

surrender
retreat
rescind
relinquish
recede
yield
pension
withdraw
regress
draw back
fall back
get off

hand over
pull out
take off
turn in
rusticate
absent oneself
deny oneself
get away
give ground
give up work
give way
go away

go to bed
go to sleep
hit the sack
leave service
make vacant
pull back
put out to pasture
run along
seclude oneself
sever connections
stop working
go to one’s room

Antonyms

increase
remain
combine
come in
unite

permit
arrive
come
enter
stay

approve
join
advance
forge
allow