The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RETREAT which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 1999.
Backpedal crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RETREAT | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Backpedal
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- back
- backpeddle
- back up
- backstep
- backwind
- backtrack
- backtrail
- back onto
- turn back
- repeddle
- roll back
- set back
Crossword Answer definitions
RETREAT noun- The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
- The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.
- A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.
- A peaceful, quiet place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.
- A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude.
- A period of meditation, prayer or study.
- Withdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.
- A signal for a military withdrawal.
- A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
- A military ceremony to lower the flag.
- The move of a piece from a threatened position.
- To withdraw from a position, go back.
- (of a glacier) To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures.
- To slope back.
- To treat or deal with (a topic) again or differently.
- To apply treatment to (an injury, a surface, etc.) again
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