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Stepping Forward Antonyms

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

back down
  • abandon
  • accede
  • acquiesce
  • admit
  • back off
  • back out
  • back pedal
  • backtrack
  • balk
  • beg off
  • bow out
  • cancel
  • cave in
  • chicken out
  • concede
  • cop out
  • demur
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
  • end
  • fail
  • finish
decrease
  • abatement
  • compression
  • condensation
  • constriction
  • contraction
  • cutback
  • decline
  • declining
  • decrescence
  • depression
  • diminution
  • discount
  • downturn
  • dwindling
  • ebb
  • falling off
  • loss
halt
  • arrest
  • break
  • break-off
  • close
  • cutoff
  • freeze
  • grinding halt
  • impasse
  • interruption
  • layoff
  • letup
  • pause
  • screaming halt
  • screeching halt
  • stand
  • standstill
  • stop
hesitate
  • alternate
  • balance
  • balk
  • be irresolute
  • be reluctant
  • be unwilling
  • blow hot and cold
  • dally
  • debate
  • defer
  • delay
  • demur
  • dillydally
  • dither
  • doubt
  • equivocate
  • falter
hinder
  • arrest
  • balk
  • bar
  • block
  • bottleneck
  • box in
  • burden
  • check
  • choke
  • clog
  • contravene
  • counteract
  • crab
  • cramp
  • crimp
  • cripple
  • curb
hold
  • authority
  • clasp
  • clench
  • clinch
  • clout
  • clutch
  • control
  • dominance
  • dominion
  • grip
  • influence
  • occupancy
  • occupation
  • ownership
  • pull
  • purchase
  • retention
keep
  • accumulate
  • amass
  • cache
  • care for
  • carry
  • conduct
  • conserve
  • control
  • deal in
  • deposit
  • detain
  • direct
  • enjoy
  • garner
  • grasp
  • grip
  • have
recede
  • abate
  • back
  • close
  • decline
  • decrease
  • depart
  • die off
  • diminish
  • drain away
  • draw back
  • drop
  • dwindle
  • ebb
  • fade
  • fall back
  • flow back
  • go away
retard
  • arrest
  • back off
  • baffle
  • balk
  • bog
  • bog down
  • brake
  • bring to screeching halt
  • check
  • choke
  • choke off
  • clog
  • close off
  • crimp
  • dawdle
  • decelerate
  • decrease
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
  • control
  • cutoff
  • desistance
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
  • repeal
  • repossess
  • repudiate
turn
  • about-face
  • angle
  • bend
  • bias
  • bow
  • branch
  • change
  • changeabout
  • circle
  • circuit
  • circulation
  • circumvolution
  • corner
  • curve
  • cycle
  • departure
  • detour
withdraw
  • abjure
  • absent oneself
  • back out
  • bail out
  • blow
  • book
  • bow out
  • check out
  • depart
  • detach
  • disengage
  • draw away
  • draw back
  • drop out
  • ease out
  • eliminate
  • exfiltrate
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
  • ease out
  • eliminate
  • exfiltrate
withdraw
  • abjure
  • absent oneself
  • back out
  • bail out
  • blow
  • book
  • bow out
  • check out
  • depart
  • detach
  • disengage
  • draw away
  • draw back
  • drop out
  • ease out
  • eliminate
  • exfiltrate
withdraw
  • abjure
  • absent oneself
  • back out
  • bail out
  • blow
  • book
  • bow out
  • check out
  • depart
  • detach
  • disengage
  • draw away
  • draw back
  • drop out
  • ease out
  • eliminate
  • exfiltrate
withdraw
  • abjure
  • absent oneself
  • back out
  • bail out
  • blow
  • book
  • bow out
  • check out
  • depart
  • detach
  • disengage
  • draw away
  • draw back
  • drop out
  • ease out
  • eliminate
  • exfiltrate

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