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. Wade Miley -LRB- 9-9 -RRB-:

   The offense was going for me, they were scoring a lot of runs. I just tried to not give up more than they scored to get them back out there to hit. They can take all the time they want.

2. 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.

3. Ray Hunt:

   These are cases in which activist judges did everything they could to find a way to dismiss that person who probably has a lengthy criminal record or multiple felony bonds to put them back out on the streets.

4. Phil Mickelson:

   Even though this score is the worst I've had in a long time, in months, I'm excited about my game and getting back out tomorrow, i can't wait to get started again, because I just feel like I played a little tight today, kind of steered it a little bit.

5. Terry Greenwald:

   They fall or get hit and are told' be tough' or' get back out there,' as a parent and a former athlete, I wanted him to find a balance, not let little things stop him but also not to try and keep playing if he really was hurt.