Fall Back (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Synonyms

• Resort
• Recur

Hypernyms

• Employ
• Apply
• Utilise
• Utilize

Meaning ²

Retreat.

Classification

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

Synonyms

• Drop Off
• Fall Behind
• Recede

Antonyms

• Gain

Hypernyms

• Retrogress
• Retrograde

Meaning ³

Fall backwards and down.

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Hypernyms

• Recline

Meaning ⁴

Go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals".

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Synonyms

• Relapse
• Regress
• Recidivate
• Retrogress
• Lapse

Hypernyms

• Retrovert
• Return
• Regress
• Turn Back
• Revert

Meaning ⁵

Hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc..

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

• Fall Behind
• Lag
• Dawdle

Hypernyms

• Follow

Hyponyms

• Drop Back
• Drop Behind
• Trail
• Drag
• Hang Back

Meaning ⁶

Move back and away from; "The enemy fell back".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• Ebb Out
• Ebb Down
• Ebb Away
• Ebb Off

Related Words

• Fallback (noun)