1. (verb) fall back
fall backwards and down
Synonyms: lose, resort, recede, retrogress, fall behind, drop off, recidivate, regress, dawdle, fall back, lag, lapse, relapse, recur
Antonyms: pull ahead, advance, get ahead, make headway, gain, win, gain ground
2. (verb) lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
Synonyms: lag, immure, recur, incarcerate, relapse, retrogress, dally, linger, lapse, remand, regress, imprison, jug, dawdle, fall behind, fall back, put behind bars, lose, gaol, jail, resort, recede, drop off, put away, recidivate
Antonyms: make headway, advance, pull ahead, get ahead, win, gain ground, gain
3. (verb) fall back
move back and away from
Synonyms: lose, resort, recede, retrogress, fall behind, drop off, recidivate, regress, dawdle, fall back, lag, lapse, relapse, recur
Antonyms: advance, gain, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, gain ground, win
4. (verb) fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede
retreat
Synonyms: unload, fall asleep, misplace, lose, draw back, mislay, drop off, retire, withdraw, retreat, turn a loss, lapse, fall away, drift off, dope off, relapse, recidivate, fall back, dawdle, pull away, drop away, recur, fall behind, resort, set down, recede, put down, doze off, move back, nod off, regress, drop, suffer, discharge, miss, drowse off, retrogress, lag, pull back, slip, flake out
Antonyms: gain ground, win, make headway, get ahead, gain, advance, pull ahead
5. (verb) fall back, resort, recur
have recourse to
Synonyms: lag, repeat, lapse, recidivate, retrogress, fall behind, regress, go back, drop off, lose, dawdle, resort, fall back, recur, recede, relapse, repair
Antonyms: gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, advance, win, gain
6. (verb) relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back
go back to bad behavior
Synonyms: go along, lapse, slip away, recidivate, backslide, retrogress, lag, retrovert, regress, elapse, dawdle, revert, fall back, fall behind, sink, lose, glide by, retrograde, resort, pass, return, slide by, recede, drop off, relapse, slip by, go by, get worse, recur, turn back
Antonyms: advance, win, gain ground, get ahead, pull ahead, make headway, gain
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Synonyms for fall back 
