Backtrack synonyms

băk'trăk'

To move backward quickly, as in boxing to avoid blows

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To move backward or away; withdraw or retire:

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To cause to move backward or in a reverse direction:

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(Archaic) To move or seem to move backward.

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(Intransitive) To return to an earlier, simpler or worse condition; to regress.

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retrace one's steps

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forward (related)

Forward is defined as toward the front, or toward something in advance.

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To fold something back; to fold down

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(Idiomatic) To retrace one's steps; to go back where one has already gone.

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back-track (related)

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Find another word for backtrack. In this page you can discover 12 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for backtrack, like: backpedal, retreat, back, retrocede, retrograde, retrogress, retrace one's steps, forward, turn-back, double-back and fall back.