Synonyms for back out
back out

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1. back outverb

   move out of a space backwards

   "He backed out of the driveway"

   Synonyms:
   crawfish, pull in one's horns, retreat, back away, withdraw, crawfish out, pull back

2. retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdrawverb

   make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

   "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"

   Synonyms:
   recall, retract, call in, draw back, take away, sequester, swallow, withdraw, back away, draw off, remove, seclude, take, retire, draw, take back, pull back, call back, retrograde, crawfish, move back, retreat, sequestrate, recede, bow out, pull away, take out, adjourn, pull in one's horns, unsay, crawfish out, disengage

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1. back out

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial.] withdraw from a bargain, not keep a promise, not stand to an engagement

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1. back out

   Synonyms:
   withdraw, retreat, resile, recede, retire

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1. Sidney Rice:

   Nobody was really paying a lot of attention to the concussions. Guys would get hurt, get a concussion and go right back into the game, now they’re taking a lot more steps, a lot more tests before you can get back out on the field.

2. President Biden:

   All the present signs suggest optimism is justified, but if I have to bring the chart back out I will !

3. Phil Mickelson:

   I really enjoyed the challenge of the day, it's fun to be back out competing, and I had a good day with the putter.

4. Peter Daszak:

   We hope to get back out there again as soon as possible, and then we will focus all our efforts on finding out where exactly Covid-19 came from.

5. Matthew Smith of Fortify Rights:

   Governments in the region are playing human ping-pong, pushing boats back out to sea while claiming to crackdown on human trafficking, all governments have a responsibility to protect survivors of trafficking and asylum seekers. No government can credibly claim to be combating trafficking while simultaneously creating a ready pool of desperate and insecure people at sea.