Synonyms for back out
back out

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1. back outverb

   move out of a space backwards

   "He backed out of the driveway"

   Synonyms:
   crawfish, pull in one's horns, retreat, back away, withdraw, crawfish out, pull back

2. retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdrawverb

   make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

   "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"

   Synonyms:
   recall, retract, call in, draw back, take away, sequester, swallow, withdraw, back away, draw off, remove, seclude, take, retire, draw, take back, pull back, call back, retrograde, crawfish, move back, retreat, sequestrate, recede, bow out, pull away, take out, adjourn, pull in one's horns, unsay, crawfish out, disengage

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1. back out

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial.] withdraw from a bargain, not keep a promise, not stand to an engagement

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1. back out

   Synonyms:
   withdraw, retreat, resile, recede, retire

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1. David Burnham:

   We’re going to go back out this summer — we’re going right to that spot, we think and hope there’s more there.

2. Andrew Whittaker:

   They want a guy who can do stuff for them, not the other way around. then we'll pull you back out again.

3. Trezell West:

   I came to my house, I saw them there, go in the house, I came back out, I didn't see them now, i realized that I left the gate open, and I panicked. I came inside the house, searched the house -- me and my wife.

4. John Calia:

   I come back out here, and she’s nowhere to be found, i looked over here, looked to the side of the house.

5. Frank Caporusso:

   Back out of this bulls ** t before it's too late, or we'll start cutting down your staff. This is not a threat. This is a promise.