DROP BACK Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

drop back

verb

Definition of drop back

as in to withdraw

to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable) a change in the wind direction forced the firefighters to drop back

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Recent Examples of drop back The stud is a hybrid linebacker-edge rusher position with the stud being used as an extra pass rusher on some plays while being asked to drop back into coverage on others. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2026 But that number dropped back to single digits earlier this month after the war restarted. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 July 2026 With both blockades fueling fears over global energy supplies, the price of international benchmark Brent crude oil jumped above the $100 a barrel threshold Thursday for the first time since May before dropping back down. — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 24 July 2026 Looking ahead, prices aren’t expected to drop back to $70 a barrel until December 2027. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for drop back

Recent Examples of Synonyms for drop back

Verb

The Federal Reserve and FDIC withdrew their crypto-asset guidance for banks in April 2025.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The program closed two locations due to the changes and says more than 30 students have withdrawn.

— Olivia Young, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of withdraw

Verb

And after a hot start, quarterback Bo Nix has fallen back into inconsistency, with even fewer windows available in Wednesday’s team periods given the absences of his two top receivers in Waddle and Sutton.

— Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026
The youngest brother of Daniel, William and Alec Baldwin characterized at least part of his falling back from Hollywood as a way to free himself from industry expectations.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of fall back

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Video of the remarkable rescue filmed by Osorio shows the tiny infant in a dusty bodysuit being carefully pulled out of the wreckage.

— Rocio Munoz, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Isolating each peak required constructing a very specific function that, when multiplied by the original fractal-like function, would pull out just the peak and be close to zero everywhere else.

— Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026