RETRACTS Synonyms
There are 15 hypernyms of the word retracts. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for RETRACTS
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abjure | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure | ||||||||
forswear | verbv | |||||||
verb • formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure | ||||||||
recant | 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 | ||||||||
withdraw | 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 | ||||||||
draw back | verbv | |||||||
verb • pull back or move away or backward • use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) | ||||||||
draw in | verbv | |||||||
verb • pull inward or towards a center • direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes • shape one's body into a curl • advance or converge on • of trains; move into (a station) • draw in as if by suction | ||||||||
pull back | verbv | |||||||
verb • pull back or move away or backward • use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) • move to a rearward position; pull towards the back • stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow) • make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity | ||||||||
shrink back | verbv | |||||||
verb • pull away from a source of disgust or fear | ||||||||
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 |