go back on

verb

To be treacherous or faithless to; to betray.

“to go back on friends”

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double-crosssell outstab in the backassfuckbetrayburncop outcross out
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Meanings

verbgo back on (third-person singular simple present goes back on, present participle going back on, simple past went back on, past participle gone back on)

present singular third person goes back on · participle present going back on · past went back on · participle past gone back on

  1. To be treacherous or faithless to; to betray.

    to go back on friends

    Synonyms: double-cross, sell out, stab in the back, assfuck, betray, burn, cop out, cross out

  2. To fail to keep; to renege on.

    to go back on one's promises

    1 more example

    BBC News On Sunday Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country would not go back on its nuclear programme.

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, back, go back, on.

    He went back on the same path.

    1 more example

    They said the electricity will go back on before midnight.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo be treacherous or faithless to; to betray.

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More synonyms by meaning

verbfail to fulfill a promise or obligation

Similar
renegerenege onrenegue on
Broader
revokeannullift
Also see
assfuckbetrayburncop outcross outcross updo someone dirtydo the dirty ondouble-crossfalseknifelet downplay someone falsequislerenegaderenegesellsell downsell down the riversell outsell the passstab in the backswiketraitorizeturncoat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish perua
  • peruafail to keep, renege on
French revenir sur
  • revenir surfail to keep, renege on
German hintergehen, betrügen
  • hintergehenbe treacherous or faithless to; betray
  • betrügenbe treacherous or faithless to; betray
  • verratenbe treacherous or faithless to; betray
  • im Stich lassenbe treacherous or faithless to; betray
  • zurücknehmenfail to keep, renege on
  • rückgängig machenfail to keep, renege on
Greek υπαναχωρώ, ανακαλώ
  • υπαναχωρώ (ypanachoró)fail to keep, renege on
  • ανακαλώ (anakaló)fail to keep, renege on
Spanish retractarse, desdecirse
  • retractarsefail to keep, renege on
  • desdecirsefail to keep, renege on
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“go back on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20back%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go back on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20back%20on.

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