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Backtrack

🔄 Synonyms of "Backtrack"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
double backverb	(idiomatic) To retrace one's steps; to go back where one has already gone.
turn backverb	(intransitive) To reverse direction and retrace one's steps.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Backtrack"

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Word	Definition
turn backverb	(intransitive) To reverse direction and retrace one's steps.
double backverb	(idiomatic) To retrace one's steps; to go back where one has already gone.
backnoun	At or near the rear.
retractverb	(transitive) To pull (something) back or back inside.
rewindnoun	(transitive, intransitive) To wind (something) back, now especially of a cassette or a video tape, CD, DVD etc.; to go back on a video or audio recording.
reversenoun	Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.
retreatnoun	The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
withdrawverb	(transitive) To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation.
retraceverb	(transitive) To go back over something, usually in an attempt at rediscovery.
cedeverb	(transitive) To give up; yield to another. [with to]
declinenoun	The act of declining or refusing something.
backtaxinoun	(aeronautics) Synonym of backtrack.
traversalnoun	The act of traversing; a crossing.
backrushnoun	A rushing backward; a retreat.
tailingnoun	The act of following someone.
turnaroundnoun	The carrying out of a task; the time required to carry it out.
countermarchnoun	A march back along the same route
tractnoun	An area or expanse.
bootlegger reversenoun	(US, automotive) An automobile driving maneuver where the driver puts the vehicle in a controlled skid in order to quickly reverse the vehicle's bearing to the opposite direction.
switchbacknoun	(by extension) (chiefly Canada, US, road transport) A sharp bend in a path or road which causes a traveller to almost reverse their direction of travel, especially one of a series of such bends on an incline; a hairpin bend; also a path or road having such a series of bends.