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opt out(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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pull out(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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seclude oneself(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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shrink back(verb, withdraw, return, retreat)
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start back(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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turn tail(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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bounce back(retreat, recoil, recede)
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circle back(retreat, recoil, recede)
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come again(retreat, recoil, recede)
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come back(retreat, recoil, recede)
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double back(retreat, recoil, recede)
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go again(retreat, recoil, recede)
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go backward(retreat, shrink)
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hang back(verb, recoil, cringe, flinch)
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hark back to(idiom, retreat, recoil, recede)
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jump back(withdraw, retreat, react)
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move away(verb, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
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reel back(retreat, recoil, recede)
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retrace steps(retreat, recoil, recede)
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run away(verb, go, withdraw, leave)
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APASmart Define. (2015). back away thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/back_away/thesaurus/synonyms
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