Synonyms for climb down

Most common

back-pedal · alight

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Verb

Noun

Antonyms

get on

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see climb, down.

   It took 2 hours to climb up, but 4 to climb down as our energy grew less and less.

2. n. 1

   An abandonment, withdrawal from, or softening of a previously expressed opinion, policy, argument, etc.

Related words

Other spellings

climb-down

Example sentences

• alight The fire brigade arrived to find the house well alight.

By length

6 letters

alight²

8 letters

backdown

10 letters

withdrawal³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (alight² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

rétropédaler