Synonyms and related words :
avoid, back down, back out, beat a retreat, blench, blink, cringe, discount, disengage, dodge, draw in, draw off, duck, evade, fade, fall back, flinch, funk, give ground, give place, go back, hang back, jib, knock off, move back, pull back, pull in, pull out, quail, recoil, reel back, retire, retract, retreat, run back, sheer off, shrink, shrink back, shy, sidestep, stand back, start aside, start back, subtract, swerve, take, take away, take off, take out, turn aside, weasel, weasel out, wince, withdraw,