back
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Synonyms for back
backwards
Synonyms
- backwards
- in reverse
- towards the rear
- towards the back
- rearwards
again
Synonyms
- again
- as before
at a distance
Synonyms
- at a distance
- far
- away
- apart
- out of the way
ago
Synonyms
- ago
- before
- earlier
- in the past
- previously
spine
support
gamble on
Synonyms
- gamble on
- bet (money) on
- speculate on
- punt on
- put money on
- take a risk on
- put your shirt on
- stake money on
- chance money on
- wager money on
- pledge money on
- venture money on
back away
back down
back off
back off from something
Synonyms
- retreat from
- withdraw from
- depart from
- shrink from
- pull back from
- draw back from
back out of something: withdraw from
Synonyms
- withdraw from
- abandon
- cancel
- pull out of
- retire from
- resign from
- drop out of
- give up on
- retreat from
- go back on
- renege on
- flip-flop on
- backtrack on
- chicken out of
- cop out of
- detach yourself from
- recant on
- disengage yourself from