Synonyms and related words :
abjure, alight, back down, back out, backwater, crawfish out, deny, disavow, disclaim, dismount, disown, eat crow, eat dirt, eat humble pie, forswear, get down, get off, land, lick the dust, light, perch, recant, renege, renounce, repudiate, retract, revoke, settle, sing small, swallow, take back, touch down, unhorse, unsay, withdraw