Back down
Back down verb - To break a promise or agreement.
Go backward and back down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Go backward" instead a verb "Back down".
Go backward
Back down and go backward are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Back down" instead a verb phrase "Go backward".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- abandon and back down
- abandon and go backward
- yield and back down
- yield and go backward
- recede and back down
- recede and go backward
- give up and back down
- give up and go backward
- retreat and back down
- retreat and go backward
- retire and back down
- retire and go backward
- draw back and back down
- draw back and go backward
Cite this Source
Go backward and Back down. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/back_down/go_backward
Back down & Go backward. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/back_down/go_backward>.
Go backward or Back down. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/back_down/go_backward.
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