Synonyms for back down
back down

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1. back up, back off, back downverb

   move backwards from a certain position

   "The bully had to back down"

   Synonyms:
   back, choke off, foul, clog, back off, chicken out, back up, bow out, support, clog up, congest, pull out, choke

2. chicken out, back off, pull out, back down, bow outverb

   remove oneself from an obligation

   "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"

   Synonyms:
   pull, pull up, extract, back off, chicken out, back up, bow out, draw out, withdraw, take out, get out, draw, pull out

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1. Bob Dylan:

   When you feel in your gut what you are and then dynamically pursue it - don't back down and don't give up - then you're going to mystify a lot of folks.

2. Gerald Lam:

   This is the fight we expected all along and we have no plans to back down now.

3. Interior Minister Anders Ygeman:

   We have had a discussion both in the government and with the opposition after the Council's criticism, and we make the overall assessment that we back down from the authorization about the bridge and proceed with the part about ID checks.

4. Chris Woodward:

   I’d like to see him kind of move around a little bit, he came into camp, made the team, earned it. Obviously didn’t perform as well as he’d like, went back down. ... He’s earned the right to be back here with this opportunity.

5. Mark Esper:

   He's trying to shrink the National Security Council back down to the size of what it was many, many years ago, i hope he does. I think the National Security Council staff needs to shrink and focus on coordinating between the departments.