back down

VERB

back off

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon admit back off back out backtrack balk cancel cave in concede give in give up pull back pull out renege retreat surrender take back withdraw

WEAK

accede acquiesce back pedal beg off bow out chicken out cop out demur give ground go back on have no fight left hold back recant recoil resign submit wimp out withdraw from agreement or statement yield

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance allow dispute dissent fight permit refuse reject uphold

WEAK

go forward

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back down

Siale also sheepishly waved to his family in the stands, getting a slight grin on his face when they yelled back down to him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

The Slovenian appeared to try and get back on his bike before sitting back down again.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Its shares skyrocketed initially before coming back down to earth, and now sit at about their $135 offering price.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Yields fell back down again on Wednesday after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced an intervention: Starting next month, Treasury will accelerate its buyback of longer-dated bonds and issue shorter-term debt instead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

“We could go back down to the parlor,” I offer.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

back down

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