backs away
Withdraws from confrontation
Backs away is a phrasal verb that is used literally to mean to move backwards and away from something.
Figuratively, it means to retreat from a particular course of action.
Backward force from discharge
- flinchInvoluntary retreat from threat
- shrinkDecrease in size
- cowerShrink back in dread
- trembleShake from fear
startle · panic · dread · alarm · fright · terror · horror · apprehension
Pulls out or removes
- recedesMoves gradually away
- retreatsBacks off or sanctuaries
- yieldsGives forth results
- concedesAdmits or yields
surrenders · relents · backpedals · reverses · retracts · disengages · repositions · regroups
Deliberately avoids contact
- evadesAvoids by cunning
- dodgesEvades with quick movement
- sidestepsEvades by moving aside
- deflectsTurns something away
diverts · eschews · spurns · rebuffs · declines · refuses · resists · repels
recoil
Backward force from discharge
tremble · startle · panic · dread · alarm · fright · terror · horror · apprehension · anxiety
withdraws
Pulls out or removes
concedes · surrenders · relents · backpedals · reverses · retracts · disengages · repositions · regroups · evacuates
shuns
Deliberately avoids contact
deflects · diverts · eschews · spurns · rebuffs · declines · refuses · resists · repels · wards off
hesitates
Shows momentary indecision
circumspect · prudent · heedful · alert · careful · deliberate · guarded · tentative · measured · skeptical
rebuffs
Rejects bluntly or dismissively
refuses · renounces · disowns · repudiates · distances · dissociates · estranges · detaches · separates · divorces
backs awayapproaches
Ways of doing something
advances · closes in · draws near · moves forward · moves in
back, backs, backed, backing, backside, backbone, backtrack, backlash, aback