back out

VERB

withdraw

Synonyms

STRONGEST

back down cancel give up renege surrender

WEAK

avoid back pedal beg off blow it off chicken out cop out get cold feet go back on recant resign scratch shy from throw in the towel weasel out wiggle out worm out

Example Sentences

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Until those runs, Roberts said he’d been considering sending Ohtani back out for the seventh.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Businesses said it had been a "shambles" with trade already dropping dramatically and lorries getting stuck and having to reverse back out of town.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

“That’s an incredible number,” he said, adding that even after you back out technology stocks from that figure, earnings were still up an impressive 14%.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Both companies have an option to back out of the deal, which could cost Anthropic $45 billion by the time it expires.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

As Jack watched with horror, the dent slowly pushed back out with a nauseating pop.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

back out

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