Đồng nghĩa của backs down

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To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to
backtracks concedes reneges submits surrenders yields abandons accedes acquiesces admits backs off backs out backpedals baulks balks cancels concedes defeat cops out demurs finks out gives in recants recoils reconsiders resigns retreats withdraws accepts defeat admits defeat begs off bows out caves in chickens out gives ground gives up goes back on holds back pulls back pulls out takes back wimps out eats humble pie admits you were wrong has no fight left withdraws from agreement or statement throws in the towel makes concessions gives way capitulates eats your words welshes shies from worms out weasels out wiggles out gets cold feet retracts does an about-face does a U-turn does an about-turn changes your mind concurs agrees drops out succumbs scratches avoids assents approves loses your nerve blows it off bottles it wusses out funks out has no stomach for shows the white flag raises the white flag about-faces does a volte-face throws in the sponge bottles out gives relinquishes turns yellow thinks better of something pikes on craps out admits that one is wrong eats crow has second thoughts sings a different song calls it a day stops lays down your arms swallows goes back rethinks changes reverses retreats from withdraws from repudiates reneges on defers calls off defaults on pulls out of cries off fails to honour falls victim flip-flops retrocedes chickens out of gets cold feet about changes your decision changes one's attitude doubles back turns back

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Die down
relents yields capitulates softens acquiesces gives in melts backpedals unbends accedes gives way weakens blinks bows budges concedes forbears quits submits succumbs surrenders comes round does a U-turn has mercy becomes lenient becomes merciful complies folds gives quarter has pity knuckles under shows mercy shows pity slows sympathises sympathizes admits something agrees to something allows something concedes something caves in comes around cools it cries uncle dies away does an about-turn gives up lays back lets go lets happen lightens up mellows out says uncle changes one's mind eases up on gives some slack goes along with goes easy on lets it happen changes your mind takes a softer line

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Stop resisting to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority
surrenders yields submits succumbs capitulates gives in quits concedes relents caves in acquiesces bows defers abandons blinks budges cedes crumbles falls indulges knuckles under gives oneself up gives way consigns entrusts falls victim folds foregoes knuckles leaves accepts defeat concedes defeat admits defeat buckles under cries uncle eats crow gives yourself up goes down goes under lays down arms lets go plays dead raises the white flag rolls over throws in the sponge eats humble pie goes along with packs it in tosses it in lays down your arms puts up white flag waves the white flag shows the white flag throws in the towel gives up gives up the struggle resigns accedes delivers complies buckles relinquishes bends lays down hands over comes to terms agrees breaks abdicates retreats caves kowtows accepts surrenders to turns in suffers defeat turns over gives away the store bows to bows to something gives oneself over calls it quits folds up resigns oneself humbles oneself cries quits falls in line bends the knee hoists the white flag gives ground says uncle throws in your hand eats dirt passes into the hands of lies down forswears stops proffers despairs ceases collapses drops loses desists tenders waives presents falls victim to passes into enemy hands falls to pieces bails out pulls out chickens out cuts out hands in leaves off bows out

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To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner
cops out bypasses escapes sidesteps avoids dodges ducks evades shirks shrinks from skips skirts round skives abandons backpedals bilks cuts declines deserts excuses funks quits rationalises rationalizes reneges renounces revokes runs away from skives off steers clear of welshes withdraws backs off backs out backs out of ducks out of gets out gets out of has alibi pulls out of slides out of uses pretext weasels out wriggles out of gives the slip

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(of a game or contest) To fail to win
loses suffers defeat capitulates comes off second-best fails falls succumbs yields bows out cedes collapses goes down keels loses out relents relinquishes abdicates admits defeat bows comes to grief comes up short defaults falls short gets the worst gives in goes under has the worst lays down arms takes a licking throws in the towel comes a cropper crashes out meets one's Waterloo suffers takes a beating drops a bundle

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To take back or renege on an initial statement or stance
withdraws retracts unsays abjures recalls recants disavows renounces repudiates disclaims takes back abnegates backtracks foreswears forswears reneges repeals rescinds revokes backpedals abrogates goes back on reneges on does an about-turn does a U-turn backs off reverses cancels eats one's words withcalls eats your words changes one's mind disowns about-faces denies does an about-face apologizes apologises annuls calls off countermands welshes retreats forgets it retrocedes recedes backtracks on has change of heart backs out draws back does a U-turn on falls back changes one's tune does an about-turn on reconsiders rethinks backs out of changes dials back changes opinion doubles back shifts one's ground flip-flops goes back goes into reverse has second thoughts changes your mind sings a different song thinks better of decides against repossesses reclaims eats crow eats humble pie apostatizes relinquishes abandons forsakes contradicts nullifies voids weasels out calls back worms out of goes back on one's word regresses retires amends alters backs backs up sets aside turns the tables moves back drives backwards turns tail does a volte-face drives back backs away moves backwards goes backward turns back moves backward excludes eliminates suspends retrogrades nigs takes in reels in rules out rows back on rejects negates avoids invalidates quashes abolishes vacates obviates gives up declares null and void overrides overrules disannuls drops removes scrubs obliterates nulls eschews nixes disaffirms renders invalid spurns axes wipes out strikes down rolls back casts aside overturns scraps surrenders dissolves refuses undoes makes void lifts dismantles forgoes abates rebuts cries off terminates does away with dispenses with erases discards aborts calls vetoes yields ends dismisses counterorders abdicates discontinues expunges stops gainsays disregards sacrifices kicks vitiates disallows waives torpedoes annihilates leaves kills rubs out shuns puts an end to cancels out drops out refrains refrains from packs in blues pencil takes out renders null and void stamps out dissociates from casts off refuses to acknowledge makes null and void backwaters pulls the plug crawls out of forgets wangles out ignores dishonours disobeys dishonors refutes negatives disconfirms breaks off neutralizes counteracts refuses to fulfil dumps ditches chops countervails subverts supersedes deracinates washes hands of goes back on word weasels out of impugns disacknowledges washes out scratches limits counterbalances squashes confines compensates restricts neutralises brings to an end zaps trashes brings to naught calls all bets off offsets concedes declines gets rid of effaces throws off knocks something on the head gives something the chop knocks out does in finishes off washes your hands of jacks in deletes omits cuts purges discharges quits forbears edits censors blacks ceases abstains washes one's hands of turns one's back on cedes abstains from deles elides halts throws up has done with finishes with retires from gives notice withdraws from blocks out declares invalid blue-pencils blanks out blots out inks out blacks out Xes out snuffs out strokes out sweeps away puts a line through roots out strikes out whites out edits out crossing out resigns puts aside postpones defers remits prorogues reserves holds off puts off shelves grants turns over neglects does without tables turns down delays hands over stays signs away allows holds up

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Voluntarily cease to keep or claim
relinquishes yields cedes gives up renounces surrenders abdicates hands over resigns waives delivers lays down renders turns over casts coughs up deserts discards ditches dumps forbears gives away parts with repudiates sacrifices sheds turns in withdraws lets go of signs away casts off cuts loose drops out lays aside lets pass opts out stands down swears off turns down lets go by quits cold turkey takes the oath takes the pledge drops like hot potato

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(accede to) To agree to a demand, request, or treaty
accedes accepts allows grants approves acquiesces assents complies consents endorses engages okays permits recognises recognizes undertakes astipulates complies with comprobates relents agrees to acquiesces to assents to caves in to consents to acquiesces in concedes to relents to comes round concurs with cooperates with enters into goes along with plays ball comes round to gives blessing yields to backs down to defers to gives in to gives way to surrenders to gives the go-ahead gives carte blanche gives something the nod gives the green light says yes throws in the towel rolls over and play dead

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