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RECANTS Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word recants. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the word recants. (close relations)
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abjures
verbv
verb

• formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

disavows
verbv
verb

• refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with

disclaims
verbv
verb

• renounce a legal claim or title to

• make a disclaimer about

forswears
verbv
verb

• formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

renounces
verbv
verb

• give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations

• leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

• turn away from; give up

• cast off

repudiates
verbv
verb

• cast off

• refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid

• refuse to recognize or pay

• reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust

retracts
verbv
verb

• formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

• pull away from a source of disgust or fear

• use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

• pull inward or towards a center

withdraws
verbv
verb

• pull back or move away or backward

• withdraw from active participation

• release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles

• cause to be returned

• take back what one has said

• keep away from others

• break from a meeting or gathering

• retire gracefully

• remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

• lose interest

• make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

• remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

abjure
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

retract
verbv
verb

• formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

• pull away from a source of disgust or fear

• use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

• pull inward or towards a center

disavow
verbv
verb

• refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with

disown
verbv
verb

• prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

• cast off

recall
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

• a call to return

• a bugle call that signals troops to return

• the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)

• the act of removing an official by petition

verb

• recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

• go back to something earlier

• bring to mind

• summon to return

• cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression

• make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution

• cause to be returned

revoke
verbv
noun

• the mistake of not following suit when able to do so

verb

• fail to follow suit when able and required to do so

• cancel officially

unsay
verbv
verb

• take back what one has said

take back
verbv
verb

• bring back to the point of departure

• regain possession of something

• resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband

• move text to the previous line; in printing

• take back what one has said

• cause someone to remember the past

forswear
verbv
verb

• formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

resile
verbv
verb

• pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.

• spring back; spring away from an impact

• formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

• return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed

Best Hypernyms For RECANTS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for recants, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (3)
disown renounce repudiate

Alternatives for ABJURES

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