BACKTRACKING Synonyms
1 hypernym for backtracking. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for BACKTRACKING
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| backtrack | verb v | |||||
verb • retrace one's course | ||||||
| regression | noun n | |||||
noun • an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state • the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x) • returning to a former state | ||||||
| retreat | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat • a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet • (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position • (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset • an area where you can be alone • withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation • the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) verb • pull back or move away or backward • move away, as for privacy • move back • make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity | ||||||
| retrogression | noun n | |||||
noun • passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form • returning to a former state | ||||||
| reversion | noun n | |||||
noun • (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee) • (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation) • a reappearance of an earlier characteristic • turning in the opposite direction • returning to a former state • a failure to maintain a higher state | ||||||
| retracement | noun n | |||||
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| retracing | verb, noun v, n | |||||
verb • to go back over again • reassemble mentally | ||||||
| double back | verb v | |||||
verb • retrace one's course | ||||||
| turn back | verb v | |||||
verb • retrace one's course • go back to a previous state • force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings • hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of • turn inside out or upside down | ||||||