turn back

Questions about turn back

What does turn back mean?

turn back means "retrace one's course". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for turn back?

Close synonyms include backtrack, double back, revert, return, retrovert. 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.

Is turn back a common word?

turn back is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.