All backtrack synonyms

verb backtrack

• retract — to withdraw (a statement, opinion, etc.) as inaccurate or unjustified, especially formally or explicitly; take back.
• fall back — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
• reverse — opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.
• go back — return
• about-face — An about-face is a complete change of attitude or opinion.
• rethink — the act of reconsidering.
• back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
• change — If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
• withdraw — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
• retrograde — moving backward; having a backward motion or direction; retiring or retreating.
• retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
• double — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
• return — to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return from abroad; to return to public office; to return to work.
• retrocede — to go back; recede; retire.
• double back — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
• turn back — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
• backpedal — to press backward on the pedals of a bicycle, as to brake
• back down — If you back down, you withdraw a claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, because other people are strongly opposed to it.
• back off — If you back off, you move away in order to avoid problems or a fight.