Backdown
Backdown noun - A retraction of a previously held position.
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Cession
Cession noun - The usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another.
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Backdown and cession are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Backdown" with "Cession", this nouns are similar.
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Cession and Backdown. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backdown/cession
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