gone back on
phrase
1
as in backed off
to break a promise or agreement He went back on his decision to move to the west coast. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- backed off
- backed out
- backed down
- copped out
- finked out
- recalled
- withdrawn
- taken back
- wimped out
- reneged
- abnegated
- retracted
- begged off
- backpedaled
- cried off
- backtracked
- recanted
- chickened (out)
- unsaid
- disavowed
- forsworn
- abjured
- foresworn
- repudiated
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- adhered (to)
- complied (with)
- honored
- satisfied
- fulfilled
- kept
- followed through (with)
2
as in jumped ship
to leave (a cause or party) often in order to take up another She went back on the group and took up with a better-funded one. Synonyms & Similar Words
- jumped ship
- deserted
- walked out on
- left
- ratted (on)
- cut off
- abandoned
- defected (from)
- quit
- rejected
- quitted
- forsaken
- disowned
- renounced
- abdicated
- repudiated
- spurned
- abjured
- departed
- withdrawn
- apostatized
- gone
- reneged
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- clung (to)
- stuck (to or with)
- adhered (to)
- cultivated
- cherished
- fostered
3
as in betrayed
to be unfaithful or disloyal to She suspected that he had gone back on her during her time away. Synonyms & Similar Words
- betrayed
- sold (out)
- stabbed in the back
- backstabbed
- sold down the river
- given away
- turned in
- crossed
- two-timed
- double-crossed
- snitched (on)
- informed (on)
- peached
- split (on)
- shopped
- told (on)
- ratted (on)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- stood by
- protected
- defended
- saved
- guarded
- shielded
- safeguarded