Another word for backtrack

To move in a reverse direction

• back

  1. In, to, or toward a past time:
  2. In reply or return:
  3. To furnish or strengthen with a back or backing.

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  1. In, to, or toward a past time:
  2. In reply or return:
  3. To furnish or strengthen with a back or backing.

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• backpedal

  1. To move backward by taking short quick steps, as in boxing or football.
  2. To move backward quickly, as in boxing to avoid blows
  3. (Intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.

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  1. To move backward by taking short quick steps, as in boxing or football.
  2. To move backward quickly, as in boxing to avoid blows
  3. (Intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.

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• fall back

  1. To retreat.

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  1. To retreat.

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• retreat

  1. To change or undergo change in one's thinking or in a position:
  2. To move backward or away; withdraw or retire:
  3. To lead or draw back

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  1. To change or undergo change in one's thinking or in a position:
  2. To move backward or away; withdraw or retire:
  3. To lead or draw back

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• retrocede

  1. To cede or give back (territory) to

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  1. To cede or give back (territory) to

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• retrograde

  1. To become worse; decline; deteriorate; degenerate
  2. (Archaic) To move or seem to move backward.
  3. (Archaic) To go, or seem to go, backward

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  1. To become worse; decline; deteriorate; degenerate
  2. (Archaic) To move or seem to move backward.
  3. (Archaic) To go, or seem to go, backward

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• retrogress

  1. To move backward, esp. into an earlier, less complex, or worse condition; decline; degenerate
  2. To go or move backward.

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  1. To move backward, esp. into an earlier, less complex, or worse condition; decline; degenerate
  2. To go or move backward.

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