Backpedal
Backpedal verb - Modify one's opinion, make it less strong.
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Synonyms for Backpedal
Overthrow
Overthrow verb - Rule against.
Backpedal and overthrow are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backpedal" instead a verb "Overthrow".
Nearby Words: overthrown, overthrowing
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Related pairs
- quash and backpedal
- quash and overthrow
- abolish and backpedal
- abolish and overthrow
- turn over and backpedal
- turn over and overthrow
- reverse and backpedal
- reverse and overthrow
- dismiss and backpedal
- dismiss and overthrow
- overturn and backpedal
- overturn and overthrow
- capsize and backpedal
- capsize and overthrow
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Overthrow and Backpedal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backpedal/overthrow
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Overthrow or Backpedal. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/backpedal/overthrow.
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