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Synonyms for back off

  • verb

Most common

back down chicken out withdraw bow out turn down dial back

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Back down

back down, chicken out, withdraw, bow out

2. Turn down — to lower the setting of

turn down, dial back

Antonyms

pounce

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To lower the setting of.

    Could you back off the volume a bit? It’s really loud.

  2. v. 2

    To move backwards away from something.

    I tried to back off slowly from the tiger in my path.

Example sentences

  • withdraw You may as well withdraw from the club right away.

By length

8 letters
withdraw2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (withdraw2 = 2 syllables).