Fall Back
[v] go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
[v] retreat
[v] move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"
[v] hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
[v] fall backwards and down
[v] have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"
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Synonyms
dawdle, drop off, fall behind, fall behind, lag, lapse, lose, recede, recede, recidivate, recur, regress, relapse, resort, retire, retrogress
Antonyms
advance, advance, gain, gain ground, get ahead, go on, make headway, march on, move on, pass on, progress, pull ahead, win
Related Terms
avoid, back, back down, back out, back up, backslide, beat a retreat, blench, blink, come after, come last, cringe, degenerate, deteriorate, disengage, disimprove, dodge, draw back, draw off, duck, evade, fade, fall, fall again into, fall astern, fall beh