FALL BACK Synonyms

• pull back or move away or backward

• retreat

• become faint or more distant

• the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence

• returning to a former state

• go back to a statistical means

• go back to a previous state

• get worse or fall back to a previous condition

• go back to bad behavior

• pedal backwards on a bicycle

• step backwards, in boxing

• modify one's opinion, make it less strong

• retrace one's course

• admit (to a wrongdoing)

• be willing to concede

• give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

• acknowledge defeat

• give in, as to influence or pressure

• (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)

• pull back or move away or backward

• move away, as for privacy

• move back

• make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

• moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth

• of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma

• going from better to worse

• moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction

• move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies

• move in a direction contrary to the usual one

• move back

• go back over

• get worse or fall back to a previous condition

• acceptance of despair

• a verbal act of admitting defeat

• the delivery of a principal into lawful custody

• the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)

• give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another

• relinquish possession or control over

• pull back or move away or backward

• withdraw from active participation

• release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles

• cause to be returned

• take back what one has said

• keep away from others

• break from a meeting or gathering

• retire gracefully

• remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

• lose interest

• make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

• remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

• production of a certain amount

• the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

• an amount of a product

• the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)

• be the cause or source of

• end resistance, as under pressure or force

• give or supply

• give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

• give in, as to influence or pressure

• move in order to make room for someone for something

• cause to happen or be responsible for

• be willing to concede

• be fatally overwhelmed

• bring in

• be flexible under stress of physical force

• cease opposition; stop fighting

• consent reluctantly

• To grant back.

• To go back.

• retreat

• hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

• take one's time; proceed slowly

• waste time

• hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

• the act of slowing down or falling behind

• the time between one event, process, or period and another

• one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket

• hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

• throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins

• cover with lagging to prevent heat loss

• a mistake resulting from inattention

• a break or intermission in the occurrence of something

• a failure to maintain a higher state

• pass into a specified state or condition; sink into

• end, at least for a long time

• drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards

• go back to bad behavior

• let slip

• for time to move forward

• go back to bad behavior

• happen or occur again

• return in thought or speech to something

• have recourse to

• a failure to maintain a higher state

• deteriorate in health

• go back to bad behavior

• a hotel located in a resort area

• a frequently visited place

• something or someone turned to for assistance or security

• act of turning to for assistance

• have recourse to

• move, travel, or proceed toward some place