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backed 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

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backed out

The Saint Petersburg venue that was originally scheduled to host the shows backed out days after tickets went on sale, sparking weeks of uncertainty about whether they would go ahead.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Johna backed out of the chat, realizing that she’d only just escaped being scammed.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Bono agreed, and then six months later, he backed out.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

"When the questions got harder I backed out a bit, maybe gave a random answer."

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Rab had gone into one of the many stalls and backed out a tall, slender horse, so pale he was almost white, but flecked all over with tiny brown marks.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

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