Backpedalling

Synonyms for "backpedalling" (20 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Noun(4 words)
backtrackingdefensive maneuverevasivehedged

Strong matches (6)

Noun(6 words)

Related words (10)

Noun(10 words)

Related word relations

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More general

11 entries
actionchangecommunication tacticdiscourse featurediscourse tacticlinguistic behaviormechanical actionmotionmovementretractionrhetorical descriptor

More specific

18 entries
defensive retreathedged statementhedgingpedaling backwardpedaling backwardspolicy backpedallingpolicy repositioningpolicy reversalpolitical backpedallingqualifying remarkrenunciatory stanceretractionreversalreverse pedalingrhetorical backpedallingrhetorical hedging

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Collocations

12 entries
backpedalling approachbackpedalling on policybackpedalling policybackpedalling responsebackpedalling rhetoricbackpedalling stancebackpedalling tacticexecutive backpedallingpolicy backpedallingpolitical backpedallingrhetorical backpedallingstrategic backpedalling

Inflections

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Derivations

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