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Synonyms for move back
move back
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Princeton's WordNet
withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move backverb
pull back or move away or backward
"The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
Synonyms:
call in, swallow, sequester, lose, seclude, crawfish out, drop off, retire, crawfish, hit the hay, retreat, take, back away, strike out, back out, put out, take back, hit the sack, pull away, take out, fall back, unsay, turn in, crawl in, bow out, fall behind, draw back, recede, bed, sack out, recall, retrograde, call back, go to sleep, sequestrate, draw, pull in one's horns, take away, go to bed, adjourn, disengage, withdraw, draw off, retract, pull back, kip down, remove
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #246 | take | |
| #1260 | bed | |
| #1651 | remove | |
| #3169 | lose | |
| #3350 | draw | |
| #5370 | recall | |
| #8206 | retreat | |
| #10524 | withdraw | |
| #11883 | swallow | |
| #12529 | retire | |
| #26952 | adjourn | |
| #38092 | retract | |
| #38684 | retrograde | |
| #42146 | crawfish | |
| #63983 | recede | |
| #69437 | disengage | |
| #115009 | sequester | |
| #310890 | seclude |
How to use move back in a sentence?
If someone needs to move back home and they’re not just using it as an easy way out -- because their parents will pay for everything, cook, clean and do laundry -- it’s a sign that your child is in financial trouble, if they’re not able to live on their own, it’s an indicator that there are some financial issues.
He was quite experienced with these sorts of things, he told Jamie to crouch down and move back further into the machine, which he did calmly, and the fireman shimmied him out.
The Committee anticipates that it will be appropriate to raise the target range for the federal funds rate when it has seen further improvement in the labor market and is reasonably confident that inflation will move back to its 2 percent objective over the medium term.
If she wins the election, the chances are 100 percent I'll move back ... if I'm asked.
There are still small checkpoints, but at the end of the day, the soldiers move back to their bases, it is very difficult for us to provide 24 hour patrolling.
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