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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In May, a slew of musicians who were slated to perform at Freedom 250's 16-day state fair event backed out, with some citing politics.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
The actor was a replacement after Madonna backed out, leaving the proto-rave tune one of the era’s most unlikely collaborations.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of back out

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After shooting up to an all-time high of over $225, shares of the rocket company have swung wildly back down to Earth, betraying plenty of uncertainty over the company’s dizzying, north-of-$2-trillion market cap.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 1 July 2026
The prisoner is placed in restraints and led back down the wing before being transported to Florida State Prison and placed on death watch.

— Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

Definition of back down

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Uzbekistan went close to an equaliser before Jaminton Campaz scored in stoppage time, immediately followed by a shot at the other end that thundered back off the crossbar.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
When the Ku Klux Klan burned crosses on the lawn of other beach neighbors, the only Jewish family in town, my dad tracked down the local Klan leader and told him to back off, or else.

— Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026

Definition of back off

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Plans for fireworks were still moving forward in other cities including Chicago and New York, where tall ships passed the Statue of Liberty earlier in the day, recalling the fanfare around America’s 200th anniversary in 1976.

— Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Pulisic recalled arriving at Pochettino’s temporary office for a meeting and hearing a country song.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 5 July 2026

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