pull-back
Reversal of advance
A pull-back is a withdrawal or retreat, especially a military withdrawal from an advanced position: The general ordered a pull-back from the front lines.
In finance, it describes a temporary decline in price after a rise: The stock experienced a pull-back before resuming its climb.
The hyphenated form functions as a noun; the verb is usually two words: pull back.
Disinclination to act
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- warinessCautious distrust
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- restraintControl over impulses
second-guessing · pause · reconsideration · hedging · rethinking · tempering
Reversion along prior path
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- declineDecrease or refuse
- downturnEconomic decline period
- reversalComplete change of direction
selloff · dip · slump · contraction · consolidation · profit-taking · recovery · bounce
Become or make smaller
- curtailmentAct of reducing scope
- drawdownReduction over time
- trimmingCutting away excess
- paringCutting away rind
downsizing · shrinkage · rollback · tapering · moderation · easing · diminishment · lessening
Sanctuary or withdrawal
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- fallbackAlternative if primary fails
- evacuationRemoval from danger
retrograde · redeployment · tactical · strategic · regrouping · exfiltration · maneuver · retiring
reluctance
Disinclination to act
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- warinessCautious distrust
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
restraint · second-guessing · pause · reconsideration · hedging · rethinking · tempering
retracement
Reversion along prior path
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- declineDecrease or refuse
- downturnEconomic decline period
reversal · selloff · dip · slump · contraction · consolidation · profit-taking · recovery · bounce · resistance
decrease
Become or make smaller
- curtailmentAct of reducing scope
- drawdownReduction over time
- trimmingCutting away excess
paring · downsizing · shrinkage · rollback · tapering · moderation · easing · diminishment · lessening · phase-out
retreat
Sanctuary or withdrawal
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- fallbackAlternative if primary fails
evacuation · retrograde · redeployment · tactical · strategic · regrouping · exfiltration · maneuver · retiring · ceding
retraction
Formal withdrawal of statement
elastic · release · return · yank · tug · jerk · mechanism · lever · cable · bowstring
pull-backadvance
Move or progress forward
push forward · offensive · attack · surge · charge
pull-backpush forward
Proceed with determination
dive in · lean in · double down · commitment · engagement