Retract synonyms and antonyms
rĭ-trăkt'
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Part of speech:
To remove from use, consideration, etc.
protract (related)
to draw back or in
To receive into your home for the purpose of processing for a fee.
To cede or give back (a territory, for example); return.
remove (related)
To remove is to take something away, eliminate something or take something off.
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To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.
retreat (related)
To change or undergo change in one's thinking or in a position:
recant (related)
To withdraw or renounce (beliefs or statements formerly held), esp. in a formal or public manner
To cause to move backward or in a reverse direction:
To deny is defined as to refuse to admit something, refuse to agree to something, refuse to acknowledge something or refuse to accept something.
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To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to disclaim; to disown.
To refuse to acknowledge or accept as one's own; repudiate.
To summon back to awareness of or concern with the subject or situation at hand:
(Card Games) To fail to follow suit when required and able to do so; revoke
To decide or declare that one will no longer adhere to (a belief or position); reject.
To revoke or rescind, especially by the action of a legislature.
(Intransitive) To turn something inside out or upside down.
To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing
extend (antonym)
To be or become long, large, or comprehensive:
repeat (antonym)
To do or experience something again, especially to win a championship for a second time in a row.
corroborate (antonym)
To make more certain the validity of; confirm; bolster; support
emphasize (antonym)
To give prominence of sound to (a syllable or word) in pronouncing or in accordance with a metrical pattern.
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To fall away or back; decline or recede.
To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark:
(Archaic) To move or seem to move backward.
retraction (related)
dislodge (related)
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jettison (related)
accept (related)
(Intransitive) To receive something willingly.
show (related)
(Slang) To make an appearance; show up:
approach (related)
(Intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.
To bounce or spring back; rebound; specif., to come back into shape or position after being pressed or stretched
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shrink back
pull away from a source of disgust or fear
Find another word for retract. In this page you can discover 44 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for retract, like: withdraw, draw back, take back, protract, take-in, retrocede, remove, countermand, retreat, recant and abjure.
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