Synonym: back off, back up, bow out, chicken out, pull out. Similar words: track down, knock down, look down, break down, breakdown, drink down, look down on, back. Meaning: v. 1. move backwards from a certain position 2. remove oneself from an obligation.
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1. We retreated back down the mountain.
2. It's too late to back down now.
3. We'll have to back down carefully.
4. We cannot back down at the first sign of opposition.
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5. I started back down the mountain to camp.
6. The car began to roll back down the hill.
7. Neither of them will back down on this issue.
8. They refused to back down.
9. His critics were forced to back down.
10. Both sides have refused to back down.
11. He freewheeled back down the course.
12. I drove back down the highway at normal speed.
13. He looked back down the last year.
14. She soon brought him back down to earth.
15. Disconsolately, he walked back down the course.
16. Company bosses have come back down to earth with a bump after a period of post-election euphoria.
17. If we back down on this issue, our reputation will be compromised.
18. She refused to back down on a point of principle.
19. Local residents have forced the local council to back down from/on its plans to build a nightclub in their street.
20. The government was forced to back down from implementing these proposals.
21. They make threats but back down at the first sniff of trouble.
22. His determination and refusal to back down had won the day.
23. We could see that she would back down if we stood firm.
24. He doesn't want to back down and risk losing face.
25. He had to back down on plans to backdate the tax changes.
26. She put the gun back down on the desk.
27. The realization of how little work I'd done for the exams brought me abruptly back down to earth.
28. After being confronted with our evidence, the other side had to back down.
29. He proved that he was right and his critics had to back down.
30. Since most of the people present agreed with her, I had to back down.
More similar words: track down, knock down, look down, break down, breakdown, drink down, look down on, back, back on, back of, back up, set back, pay back, back away, hold back, call back, cut back, keep back, give back, draw back, look back, go back on, turn back, backyard, go back to, feedback, bring back, fall back on, back and forth, date back to.