Backpedalling
Defection and backpedalling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defection" instead a noun "Backpedalling".
Defection
Defection noun - Withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility.
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Synonyms for Defection
Backpedalling and defection are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backpedalling" instead a noun "Defection".
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Related pairs
- reversal and backpedalling
- reversal and defection
- withdrawal and backpedalling
- withdrawal and defection
- denial and backpedalling
- denial and defection
- renunciation and backpedalling
- renunciation and defection
- apostasy and backpedalling
- apostasy and defection
- change of heart and backpedalling
- change of heart and defection
- repudiation and backpedalling
- repudiation and defection
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Defection and Backpedalling. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backpedalling/defection
Backpedalling & Defection. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/backpedalling/defection>.
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