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Forging Ahead Antonyms

Trying to find opposite word for forging ahead in English? No problem. Our site contains antonyms of forging ahead in 21 different contexts. We have listed all the opposite words for forging ahead alphabetically.

back down
  • abandon
  • accede
  • acquiesce
  • admit
  • back off
  • back out
  • back pedal
  • backtrack
  • balk
  • beg off
  • bow out
  • cancel
  • cave in
  • chicken out
cease
  • back off
  • break off
  • bring to an end
  • call it a day
  • call it quits
  • close
  • close out
  • come to an end
  • culminate
  • cut it out
  • desist
  • die
  • discontinue
  • drop
decrease
  • abatement
  • compression
  • condensation
  • constriction
  • contraction
  • cutback
  • decline
  • declining
  • decrescence
  • depression
  • diminution
  • discount
  • downturn
  • dwindling
halt
  • arrest
  • break
  • break-off
  • close
  • cutoff
  • freeze
  • grinding halt
  • impasse
  • interruption
  • layoff
  • letup
  • pause
  • screaming halt
  • screeching halt
hesitate
  • alternate
  • balance
  • balk
  • be irresolute
  • be reluctant
  • be unwilling
  • blow hot and cold
  • dally
  • debate
  • defer
  • delay
  • demur
  • dillydally
  • dither
hinder
  • arrest
  • balk
  • bar
  • block
  • bottleneck
  • box in
  • burden
  • check
  • choke
  • clog
  • contravene
  • counteract
  • crab
  • cramp
hold
  • authority
  • clasp
  • clench
  • clinch
  • clout
  • clutch
  • control
  • dominance
  • dominion
  • grip
  • influence
  • occupancy
  • occupation
  • ownership
keep
  • accumulate
  • amass
  • cache
  • care for
  • carry
  • conduct
  • conserve
  • control
  • deal in
  • deposit
  • detain
  • direct
  • enjoy
  • garner
recede
  • abate
  • back
  • close
  • decline
  • decrease
  • depart
  • die off
  • diminish
  • drain away
  • draw back
  • drop
  • dwindle
  • ebb
  • fade
retard
  • arrest
  • back off
  • baffle
  • balk
  • bog
  • bog down
  • brake
  • bring to screeching halt
  • check
  • choke
  • choke off
  • clog
  • close off
  • crimp
retreat
  • ebb
  • evacuation
  • flight
  • retirement
  • withdrawal
retrogress
  • degenerate
  • retrograde
  • revert
  • worsen
stop
  • bar
  • barricade
  • blank wall
  • block
  • blockade
  • break
  • break off
  • brick wall
  • cease
  • cessation
  • check
  • close
  • closing
  • conclusion
take back
  • abjure
  • back down
  • backpedal
  • call off
  • cancel
  • change one's mind
  • eat one's words
  • forget it
  • go back on
  • have change of heart
  • recall
  • recant
  • reclaim
  • renege
turn
  • about-face
  • angle
  • bend
  • bias
  • bow
  • branch
  • change
  • changeabout
  • circle
  • circuit
  • circulation
  • circumvolution
  • corner
  • curve
withdraw
  • abjure
  • absent oneself
  • back out
  • bail out
  • blow
  • book
  • bow out
  • check out
  • depart
  • detach
  • disengage
  • draw away
  • draw back
  • drop out
yield
  • crop
  • earnings
  • harvest
  • income
  • output
  • outturn
  • produce
  • profit
  • return
  • revenue
  • takings
  • turnout
withdraw
  • abjure
  • absent oneself
  • back out
  • bail out
  • blow
  • book
  • bow out
  • check out
  • depart
  • detach
  • disengage
  • draw away
  • draw back
  • drop out
withdraw
  • abjure
  • absent oneself
  • back out
  • bail out
  • blow
  • book
  • bow out
  • check out
  • depart
  • detach
  • disengage
  • draw away
  • draw back
  • drop out
withdraw
  • abjure
  • absent oneself
  • back out
  • bail out
  • blow
  • book
  • bow out
  • check out
  • depart
  • detach
  • disengage
  • draw away
  • draw back
  • drop out
withdraw
  • abjure
  • absent oneself
  • back out
  • bail out
  • blow
  • book
  • bow out
  • check out
  • depart
  • detach
  • disengage
  • draw away
  • draw back
  • drop out

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