Synonyms for backdown


Grammar : Noun
Spell : bak-doun
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbækˌdaʊn


Définition of backdown

  • As in abjuration : noun retraction
Example sentences :
  • The "minute-men" declared Mr. Toombs' letter was a backdown.
  • Extract from : « Robert Toombs » by Pleasant A. Stovall
  • It looks first-rate to a fellow that hasn't got any backdown in him.
  • Extract from : « Romance of California Life » by John Habberton
  • Hard words and a wrangle followed, but Smith did not change expression, and there was a backdown.
  • Extract from : « Whispering Smith » by Frank H. Spearman
  • Mr. Greeley's "On to Richmond" backdown was not more sad to me, not half so sad.
  • Extract from : « The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) » by Ida Husted Harper

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