Synonyms of gone back on

gone back on

phrase

past participle of go back on

1

as in backed out

to break a promise or agreement

He went back on his decision to move to the west coast.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• backed out
• backed off
• backed down
• copped out
• recalled
• withdrawn
• finked out
• taken back
• reneged
• chickened (out)
• wimped out
• retracted
• backpedaled
• begged off
• backtracked
• foresworn
• cried off
• recanted
• unsaid
• abnegated
• disavowed
• forsworn
• abjured
• repudiated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adhered (to)
• complied (with)
• kept
• satisfied
• honored
• fulfilled
• followed through (with)

2

as in deserted

to leave (a cause or party) often in order to take up another

She went back on the group and took up with a better-funded one.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deserted
• walked out on
• defected (from)
• jumped ship
• left
• abandoned
• quitted
• ratted (on)
• cut off
• quit
• rejected
• forsaken
• renounced
• repudiated
• disowned
• abdicated
• spurned
• departed
• withdrawn
• abjured
• reneged
• gone
• apostatized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clung (to)
• stuck (to or with)
• adhered (to)
• cultivated
• cherished
• fostered

3

as in betrayed

to be unfaithful or disloyal to

She suspected that he had gone back on her during her time away.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• betrayed
• sold (out)
• stabbed in the back
• sold down the river
• crossed
• given away
• two-timed
• backstabbed
• double-crossed
• informed (on)
• told (on)
• turned in
• snitched (on)
• split (on)
• ratted (on)
• shopped
• peached

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stood by
• protected
• defended
• saved
• guarded
• shielded
• safeguarded