Backpedaling

Synonyms for "backpedaling" (75 found)

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Verb(2 words)

abjure backtrack

arrest back back away back down back off back out back up backtrack backtrail backwater brake check climb down

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Verb(1 words)

climb down

clip the wings countermarch crawfish out cry off curb decelerate delay detain dodge draw rein duck ease off ease up elude evade get around go into reverse hold back hold in check hold up

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impede keep back

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form of

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backpedal

has context

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u turn

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They are frantically backpedaling.

Source: tatoeba (1544937)

They are frenetically backpedaling.

Source: tatoeba (1545562)

Despite the swift backpedalling of the university, the original notice given to stall operators is suggestive of the potential existence of ‘a growing English-speaking elite’ that is ‘happy to maintain the importance of the English language’.

Source: wiktionary

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