bow out

Meaning

To resign, or leave, with one's credibility or reputation still intact.

Synonyms

back down

withdraw

back off

bow in

chicken out

pull out

break

foreswear

disclaim

dispense with

divest

drop out

forego

forgo

give

give back

give up

lapse

part with

abandon

recede

regress

relinquish

renounce

retire

retreat

retrogress

return

send back

shrink

sign away

tergiversate

undo

unmake

waive

abnegate

apostatise

apostatize

back out

Pronounced as (IPA)

/baʊ aʊt/