push-back
Refusal to comply
Push-back is resistance or opposition to a plan, idea, or policy.
When someone proposes a change, those who disagree may offer push-back in the form of objections, criticism, or refusal to comply: The new dress code got immediate push-back from employees.
The term suggests active resistance rather than passive disagreement.
In aviation, push-back refers specifically to the procedure of pushing an aircraft backward from the gate using a tug vehicle.
Active resistance or dissent
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- challengeTest of ability
- counteractionNeutralizing opposing effort
dissent · disagreement · friction · confrontation · dispute · antagonism · contention · struggle
Delaying to later
- defermentAuthorized delay of obligation
- reschedulingSetting a different time
- stallingIntentional delay tactics
- holdupTheft by threat
extension · adjournment · moratorium · setback · slippage · reschedule · tabling · deferral
Act of declining
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
- dismissalRemoval from position
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
decline · repudiation · turndown · thumbs-down · nix · disapproval · nonacceptance · negation
opposition
Active resistance or dissent
counteraction · dissent · disagreement · friction · confrontation · dispute · antagonism · contention · struggle · stand
postponement
Delaying to later
- defermentAuthorized delay of obligation
- reschedulingSetting a different time
- stallingIntentional delay tactics
holdup · extension · adjournment · moratorium · setback · slippage · reschedule · tabling · deferral
refusal
Act of declining
veto · decline · repudiation · turndown · thumbs-down · nix · disapproval · nonacceptance · negation · counterargument
push-backacceptance
Consent to receive
agreement · buy-in · endorsement · approval · support
push-backcompliance
Adhering to requirements
cooperation · deference · submission · obedience · conformity
push-backpull
Force toward oneself
push forward · facilitation · advancement · propulsion · assist
push, back, pushed, pushes, pushing, pusher, pushers, pushy, backs