Defenition of the word back off

• Defenition of the word back off

  • move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down"
  • remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
  • move backwards from a certain position
  • remove oneself from an obligation

Synonyms for the word back off

• • back down
  • back up
  • bow out
  • chicken out
  • pull out

Hyponyms for the word back off

• • resile

Hypernyms for the word back off

• • draw back
  • move back
  • pull away
  • pull back
  • recede
  • retire
  • retreat
  • withdraw

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