Synonyms of backing out

backing out

verb

present participle of back out

as in backing off

to break a promise or agreement

she backed out on her offer to help with the wedding planning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• backing off
• backing down
• copping out
• going back on
• finking out
• recalling
• withdrawing
• wimping out
• chickening (out)
• reneging
• taking back
• retracting
• begging off
• crying off
• backpedaling
• foreswearing
• backtracking
• unsaying
• recanting
• forswearing
• abjuring
• disavowing
• abnegating
• repudiating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adhering (to)
• complying (with)
• following through (with)
• keeping
• fulfilling
• satisfying
• honoring