goes back on
phrase
1
as in backs off
to break a promise or agreement He went back on his decision to move to the west coast. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- backs off
- backs down
- backs out
- recalls
- cops out
- takes back
- finks out
- withdraws
- reneges
- retracts
- wimps out
- begs off
- unsays
- abnegates
- backpedals
- foreswears
- recants
- forswears
- cries off
- backtracks
- chickens (out)
- disavows
- abjures
- repudiates
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- adheres (to)
- complies (with)
- follows through (with)
- honors
- keeps
- satisfies
- fulfills
- fulfils
2
as in jumps ship
to leave (a cause or party) often in order to take up another She went back on the group and took up with a better-funded one. Synonyms & Similar Words
- jumps ship
- walks out on
- deserts
- rats (on)
- defects (from)
- cuts off
- leaves
- quits
- abandons
- rejects
- abdicates
- renounces
- spurns
- repudiates
- disowns
- abjures
- apostatizes
- forsakes
- goes
- withdraws
- departs
- reneges
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sticks (to or with)
- adheres (to)
- clings (to)
- fosters
- cultivates
- cherishes
3
as in betrays
to be unfaithful or disloyal to She suspected that he had gone back on her during her time away. Synonyms & Similar Words
- betrays
- stabs in the back
- backstabs
- sells down the river
- turns in
- sells (out)
- crosses
- gives away
- double-crosses
- splits (on)
- two-times
- peaches
- shops
- informs (on)
- tells (on)
- rats (on)
- snitches (on)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- stands by
- protects
- guards
- saves
- shields
- safeguards
- defends