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  1. climbdown: Merriam-Webster
  2. climbdown: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. climbdown: Collins English Dictionary
  4. climbdown: Wordnik
  5. climbdown: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. climbdown: Wiktionary
  7. climbdown: Dictionary.com
  8. climbdown: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (climbdown)

▸ noun:  A retreat or withdrawal from an earlier position or opinion; a backdown.

Similar:
climb-down, backdown, climb down, retreat, backpedalling, backpedaling, pullback, comedown, downshift, takeback, more...

Opposite:
standoff, escalation, confrontation, resistance, defiance

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Similar:
climb-down, backdown, climb down, retreat, backpedalling, backpedaling, pullback, comedown, downshift, takeback, more...

Opposite:
standoff, escalation, confrontation, resistance, defiance



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