Defenition of the word fall back
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Defenition of the word fall back
- fall backwards and down
- retreat
- have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"
- hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
- move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"
- go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
- go back to bad behavior
- move back and away from
- have recourse to
Synonyms for the word fall back
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- dawdle
- drop off
- fall behind
- lag
- lapse
- lose
- recede
- recidivate
- recur
- regress
- relapse
- resort
- retire
- retrogress
Hyponyms for the word fall back
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- drag
- drop back
- drop behind
- ebb
- ebb away
- ebb down
- ebb off
- ebb out
- get behind
- hang back
- retreat
- retrograde
- trail
Hypernyms for the word fall back
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- apply
- draw back
- employ
- follow
- lean back
- move back
- pull away
- pull back
- recede
- recline
- regress
- retire
- retreat
- retrograde
- retrogress
- retrovert
- return
- revert
- turn back
- use
- utilise
- utilize
- withdraw
Antonyms for the word fall back
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- advance
- gain
- gain ground
- get ahead
- go on
- make headway
- march on
- move on
- pass on
- progress
- pull ahead
- win
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