Back Down (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Synonyms

• Back Off
• Pull Out
• Bow Out
• Chicken Out

Hypernyms

• Retire
• Withdraw

Hyponyms

• Resile

Meaning ²

Move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

• Back Off
• Back Up

Hypernyms

• Retreat
• Pull Back
• Recede
• Retire
• Withdraw
• Move Back
• Draw Back

Related Words

• Backdown (noun)