All fall back on antonyms
fall back on
F f verb fall back on
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- misuse — wrong or improper use; misapplication.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- shun — to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
- avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- dodge — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.