Backpedalling
Synonyms for "backpedalling" (20 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (6)
Noun(6 words)
Related words (10)
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More general
11 entriesactionchangecommunication tacticdiscourse featurediscourse tacticlinguistic behaviormechanical actionmotionmovementretractionrhetorical descriptor
More specific
18 entriesdefensive retreathedged statementhedgingpedaling backwardpedaling backwardspolicy backpedallingpolicy repositioningpolicy reversalpolitical backpedallingqualifying remarkrenunciatory stanceretractionreversalreverse pedalingrhetorical backpedallingrhetorical hedging
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Collocations
12 entriesbackpedalling approachbackpedalling on policybackpedalling policybackpedalling responsebackpedalling rhetoricbackpedalling stancebackpedalling tacticexecutive backpedallingpolicy backpedallingpolitical backpedallingrhetorical backpedallingstrategic backpedalling