/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of bow out Find synonyms for: Verb1. chicken out, back off, pull out, back down, bow out, retire, withdrawusage: remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"2. bow out, withdraw, retireusage: retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: reticent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language