FINKING OUT Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

finking out

verb

present participle of fink out

as in backing out

to break a promise or agreement I can't believe you'd fink out on me and leave me to go to the party alone!

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After backing out those sectors, the economy would’ve added 70,000 jobs, in line with Wall Street’s consensus, instead of losing 23,000 jobs.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Sources said a different Big 12 team, TCU, was the initial target before backing out of what essentially is a home game for the Aztecs.

— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026

Definition of backing out

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The stock saw a record high close in June before backing off.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
Michigan gas prices have been hovering above the national average; even with the state backing off from the usual expensive summer blend fuel requirement for Metro Detroit this summer.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of backing off

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Chicago Sky owner Michael Alter isn’t backing down after the WNBA team ejected former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom from Sunday’s game against the Indiana Fever.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
With neither side backing down, Cancian expects the conflict will drag on well past the midterm elections in November.

— Steve Walsh, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of backing down

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