climb-down

1. 1.

   a retraction of a previously held position

   Synonymswithdrawalbackdown

   Broaderretraction

Questions about climb-down

What does climb-down mean?

climb-down means "a retraction of a previously held position".

How many syllables are in climb-down?

climb-down has 2 syllables: climb--down. The stress falls on "climb-".

What is another word for climb-down?

Close synonyms include withdrawal, backdown. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.