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单词 backing down
释义

back down

verb

backed down; backing down; backs down

intransitive verb

: to withdraw from a commitment or position

Synonyms

  • back off
  • back out
  • cop out
  • fink out
  • renege
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Example Sentences

if you back down about dinner again, I'm not going to agree to another date

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

backing down

verb

present participle of back down
as in backing out
to break a promise or agreement if you back down about dinner again, I'm not going to agree to another date

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • backing out
  • backing off
  • copping out
  • finking out
  • wimping out
  • recalling
  • withdrawing
  • going back on
  • taking back
  • reneging
  • chickening (out)
  • begging off
  • retracting
  • crying off
  • unsaying
  • backpedaling
  • backtracking
  • recanting
  • forswearing
  • abnegating
  • abjuring
  • disavowing
  • foreswearing
  • repudiating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • adhering (to)
  • following through (with)
  • complying (with)
  • keeping
  • fulfilling
  • satisfying
  • honoring
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