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went back

VERB

break promise; change one's mind

Synonyms

WEAK

abandon be unfaithful betray desert forsake leave in the lurch renege repudiate retract return revert run out on

Antonyms

WEAK

keep promise

VERB

break

Synonyms

STRONGEST

renege

WEAK

abandon be unfaithful betray change desert forsake repudiate retract return revert

Example Sentences

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The meal wasn’t as good as the pizza I had for just a handful of euros, and I went back to the pizzeria, hungry for more.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

I believe he walked me to my car and went back for her number.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

But they went back in to see and it was a cancerous tumor.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

She went back to the GP, who put her on the urgent cancer pathway again.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The snowy owl went back to her studies, and Duane took his leave as quietly as possible so as to disturb her no further.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el