COPPED OUT Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

copped out

verb

past tense of cop out

as in backed out

to break a promise or agreement don't cop out on your promise to pay for the damage

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Not wanting to risk a claw to the face, the officers backed out and reassessed the situation.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026
The championship caps a year that began with London’s High Court ordering Palou to pay McLaren Racing more than $12 million in a breach of contract suit the team filed when the Spaniard backed out of two different deals with the racing team.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of backed out

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Cinema United, the movie theater trade organization, once vociferously opposed to the merger, backed off Tuesday and called for a settlement to avoid industry uncertainty.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
The Los Angeles district attorney has backed off felony charges against a police officer who secretly recorded his colleagues making racist remarks after facing criticism the response was too harsh and could deter whistleblowers from coming forward.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of backed off

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The Brawling Birds, Alex Windsor and Jamie Hayter, have been two women who have not backed down from challenging Bayne and Kross.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The club backed down, increasing prices by three per cent for this season and introducing a price freeze for the 2027-28 campaign.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of backed down

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The bystander recalled everyone around her jumping into action.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Ternus, the colleague recalled, would spend about an hour in the morning reimagining a product with computer software, then walk into the in-house machine shop and fabricate the part himself on a mill or lathe.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

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