backdown

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noun

An act of backing down; a retraction or withdrawal.

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Meanings

nounbackdown (plural backdowns)

plural backdowns

  1. An act of backing down; a retraction or withdrawal.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna retraction of a previously held position

Similar
withdrawalclimb-down
Broader
retractionabjurationrecantation
Also see
withdrawal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From back + down.

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Cite this entry
APA

backdown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backdown

MLA

“backdown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backdown. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backdown,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backdown.

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