FINK OUT Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

fink out

verb

Definition of fink out

as in to back 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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But Baltimore backed out of its trade for Maxx Crosby, and thus this Chiefs-Raiders game, like many in the past, will have the Chiefs’ best player under fire from the top player on the other side.

— Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026
The Yankees were up and down, and back out on defense within what felt like a matter of seconds.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of back out

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However, a lack of specifics boiled over after Meta's second-quarter earnings miss and disappointing guidance in late July, sending the stock right back down.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
The perception surely irked a man who was just following organizational advice, but Claire never backed down from his role in the deal.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of back down

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Costello almost released his earliest recordings 35 years ago, then backed off.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026
After intense opposition from environmentalists and local residents and business owners, the agency backed off plans this year to build a 30-foot-tall bollard wall through the park.

— Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of back off

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From Fall 2019, Vaccarello’s collections began not only to recall Saint Laurent’s gestures, but to expand upon and modernize them — testing the extremes of the founder’s silhouettes and codes to generate almost unbearable visual tension.

— Luke Leitch, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
One lot of a dietary supplement for babies has been voluntarily recalled due to alcohol content.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

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