BACK (UP OR AWAY) Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

back (up or away)

verb

Definition of back (up or away)

as in to run away

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Security camera footage shows the shocking moment flood water crashes through the Nepal-China border area, with people seen running away as the water appears to wipe out everything in its path.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
But Maddy can’t run away forever, and her past comes crashing into her new Italian life in the most chaotic way imaginable.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of run away

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The defendants’ decision not to question a witness did not amount to carrying out the agreements, the government argued, because the agreements did not require that action and the defendants had not withdrawn their pending motions.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026
Iran’s parliament is debating a bill to withdraw from the NPT, according to Iranian lawmakers.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of withdraw

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The sellers, who are retiring, bought the retail space from The Arlington’s original developers back in 2007, Walker said.

— Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026
The man who caught him, Pete Willis (De Niro), has been retired from public service for almost as long, even if there are still a few loose ends that haunt him.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of retire

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The technology was also tested against deceptive behaviour, an in a different scenario, fishing boats appeared to retreat while vessels from another direction accelerated toward the coastguard ship.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
The player reported that the man had opened a knife and moved toward him before retreating into his room.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of retreat

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Eddie Howe walked out in pre-season and has been replaced by Matthias Jaissle, a 38-year-old coach whose previous experience was in Austria and Saudi Arabia.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Half your workforce could be one better offer away from walking out the door.

— Miriam Groom, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of walk out

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