backs down

The phrase “backs down” has 2 syllables: backs down

It's pronounced as /bæks daʊn/


What is synonym and antonym for backs down?

In the thesaurus, “backs down” has 23 synonyms and 5 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for backs down along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for backs down

Antonyms for backs down

Example Sentences

  • Despite initial resistance, he eventually backs down when faced with overwhelming evidence.
  • A good leader listens to others but never backs down from their principles.
  • In negotiations, neither side wants to be the one that backs down first.
  • She is known for her strong convictions and rarely backs down from a challenge.
  • The team refuses to backs down from their commitment to excellence, even in the face of adversity.

On this page you'll find 28 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to backs down, such as: abjures, abnegates, backpedals, backs off, backs out, backtracks, begs off.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

vacillates

  • alternate
  • backs down
  • balances
  • be indecisive
  • be irresolute
  • change
  • change mind
  • considers
  • dallies
  • dawdles
  • debates
  • delays
  • deliberates
  • dither
  • dithers
  • equivocates
  • falters
  • fence-straddle
  • fluctuate
  • halts
  • hangs back
  • haws
  • hedge
  • hedges
  • hem and haw
  • hems
  • hesitate
  • hesitates
  • hover
  • lingers
  • oscillate
  • oscillates
  • pause
  • pauses
  • ponders
  • procrastinates
  • pussyfoot around
  • pussyfoots
  • reel
  • rock
  • run hot and cold
  • scruples
  • seesaw
  • shilly-shallies
  • shilly-shally
  • stagger
  • staggers
  • straddle
  • sway
  • sways
  • swing
  • teeters
  • wabbles
  • waffle
  • waffles
  • waits
  • waver
  • wavers
  • weighs
  • whiffle
  • wobbles
  • yo-yo

wabbles

abjures

  • abandons
  • abnegates
  • avoids
  • backs down
  • backs off
  • backtracks
  • bolts
  • bucks
  • checks
  • combats
  • constrains
  • contradicts
  • controverts
  • curbs
  • denies
  • disallows
  • disavows
  • disclaims
  • disowns
  • disproves
  • disputes
  • eschews
  • fights
  • forbears
  • foregoes
  • foreswears
  • forgoes
  • forsakes
  • forswears
  • gainsays
  • gives up
  • inhibits
  • negates
  • negatives
  • rebuts
  • recalls
  • recants
  • refuses
  • refutes
  • rejects
  • relinquishes
  • reneges
  • renounces
  • repeals
  • repudiates
  • retracts
  • revokes
  • shuns
  • spurns
  • surrenders
  • takes back
  • unsays
  • withdraws

abnegates

backpedals


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