Back away

Synonyms for "back away" (15 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Verb(2 words)
retreatback out

Strong matches (5)

Verb(2 words)
crawfishcrawfish out

Related words (7)

Verb(3 words)
pull backpull in one's hornswithdraw
Noun(2 words)

Related word relations

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2 relation types

More general

8 entries
breakbreak offceasediscontinuegive uplay offquitstop

similar

8 entries
draw backmove backpull awaypull backrecederetireretreatwithdraw

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Thinks I to myself, “Sol, you're run off your course again. This is a rich man's summer ‘cottage’[…].” So I started to back away again into the bushes. But I hadn't backed more'n a couple of yards when I see something so amazing that I couldn't help scooching down behind the bayberries and looking at it.

Source: wiktionary

The WSR has remained in touch with GO-OP, despite the group deciding to back away from the project in the short term.

Source: wiktionary