Synonyms of back away

back away

verb

as in to withdraw

to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)

backed away from the snake very slowly and carefully

Synonyms & Similar Words

• withdraw
• retreat
• fall back
• retire
• drop back
• pull out
• give way
• lose ground
• recede
• flee
• give ground
• evacuate
• back down
• fly
• chicken (out)
• climb down
• pull away
• leave
• shrink
• bow out
• recoil
• depart
• detach
• flinch
• go
• abandon
• disengage
• disentangle
• vacate
• quit
• backtrack
• backpedal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advance
• face
• breast
• confront
• dare
• beard
• defy
• brave
• outbrave
• brazen

Examples of back away in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In one video, two men in white shirts walk toward a man wearing a purple sweatshirt as the man backs away. —Antonio Planas, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2024

After a number of election-denying candidates lost in 2022, some experts thought that the Republican Party would back away from the issue. —Paul Moakley, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft backs away from the International Space Station to begin an unpiloted six-hour return to Earth, targeting an overnight landing at White Sands, New Mexico. —William Harwood, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2024

Republicans backed away from the legislation after Trump criticized it on social media in part to deny Biden a legislative win in an election year. —Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 23 July 2024