Synonyms for back down
back down

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1. back up, back off, back downverb

   move backwards from a certain position

   "The bully had to back down"

   Synonyms:
   back, choke off, foul, clog, back off, chicken out, back up, bow out, support, clog up, congest, pull out, choke

2. chicken out, back off, pull out, back down, bow outverb

   remove oneself from an obligation

   "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"

   Synonyms:
   pull, pull up, extract, back off, chicken out, back up, bow out, draw out, withdraw, take out, get out, draw, pull out

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1. Tony Nunan:

   OPEC production is still high and Iran is expected to continue to ramp up, i expect crude to come back down again and test the $35 level again if we continue to get builds.

2. Don Margarito Guerrero:

   [ The officials ] don't say anything, that's why we need to continue fighting. We will not back down until we know something.

3. Scott Kelly:

   Gravity pushes you back down to size.

4. Bob Dylan:

   When you feel in your gut what you are and then dynamically pursue it - don't back down and don't give up - then you're going to mystify a lot of folks.

5. Rachel Platten:

   I don’t know if anyone would really want me to anytime soon, but I will absolutely try it [the national anthem] again sometime, at first, I came off saying, ‘Well, never doing that again.’ But I love being able to do my country proud and sing that song. I’m not gonna be afraid and back down from it.