Backpedaled

Synonyms for "backpedaled" (17 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Strong matches (5)

Related words (8)

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

7 entries
descriptive adjectiveevaluative descriptorevasivenesshedging descriptormovequalifying adjectiveretraction

More specific

13 entries
dodgeevadehedged languagequalifying statementsrecantrecederetractretreatrevised stancesidestepsoftened claimsoftened rhetoricwithdrawn statement

Collocations

12 entries
backpedal from stancebackpedal on promisesbackpedal quicklybackpedal under pressurebackpedaled apologybackpedaled languagebackpedaled policybackpedaled remarksbackpedaled rhetoricbackpedaled statementbackpedaling on issuesbackpedaling under scrutiny

Inflections

4 entries
backpedalingbackpedalsmore backpedaledmost backpedaled

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Tom backpedaled.

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