doubleback
Retrace your steps
To doubleback is to reverse direction and return along the path you just traveled, often to retrieve something forgotten or to evade pursuit: We had to doubleback when I realized I'd left my wallet at the restaurant.
The word suggests retracing one's steps rather than taking an alternate route.
Sometimes spelled as two words: double back.
Follow a previous path
- backtrackReverse one's position
- returnGo back again
- reverseTurn to opposite
- loopCurve closing on itself
turnaround · detour · reroute · U-turn · retread · pivot · redirect · switchback
Examine again later
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- callbackFollow-up audition invitation
- returnGo back again
- reexamineInspect once more
parallel · foreshadowing · plot twist · continuity · echo · motif · recurrence · thread
Verify something again
- reviewCritical written assessment
- confirmValidate as true
- verifyConfirm accuracy or truth
- auditFormal accounts examination
cross-reference · validate · reassess · revisit · scrutinize · examine · proofread · fact-check
retrace
Follow a previous path
loop · turnaround · detour · reroute · U-turn · retread · pivot · redirect · switchback · retreat
revisit
Examine again later
reexamine · parallel · foreshadowing · plot twist · continuity · echo · motif · recurrence · thread · storyline
recheck
Verify something again
audit · cross-reference · validate · reassess · revisit · scrutinize · examine · proofread · fact-check · quality control
evasion
Act of escaping detection
misdirect · feint · dodge · outmaneuver · chase · pursuit · fugitive · tracker · decoy · diversion
doublebackpress on
Continue despite hardship
forge ahead · keep going · advance · proceed · carry on
doublebackstay on track
keep straight · beeline · follow through · stay the course · persevere
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