push back

Meaning

Noun

Alternative spelling of pushback

Verb

1. To refute or argue against a position or an accusation; to express one's own view on a situation.
2. To postpone.
3. To summarily expel asylum seekers, especially in violation of the principle of non-refoulement.
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, back.

Synonyms

repel

push

repulse

drive back

beat back

rollback

push away

push down

thrust back

drive

force back

rein in

fend off

fight off

flinch

forfend

incursion

inroad

invasion

keep

offence

offense

onrush

onset

onslaught

parry

pass up

preclude

pull back

rebuff

recede

recoil

refuse

regress

reject

repress

repudiate

resist

retrogress

sally

scorn

set back

shot

sideline

spurn

stave off

step back

strafe

strike

swoop

Translations

repousser

pousser

respingere

refouler

refoulement

απωθώ

αποκρούω

fristen

einräumen

retardar

verzögern

weichen

zedieren

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