recant

Synonyms

abjure, forswear (also foreswear), renege, renounce, repeal, repudiate, retract, take back, unsay, withdraw;

Antonyms

adhere (to);

Near Antonyms

acknowledge, admit, affirm, assert, avow, claim, contend, declare, maintain, proclaim, profess, state, vouch, vow;

back, confirm, defend, endorse (also indorse), espouse, maintain, support, uphold;

accept, adopt, embrace;

Related Words

contradict, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, gainsay, negate, negative;

abandon, bolt, forsake, give up, relinquish, spurn, surrender;

controvert, disagree (with), disprove, dispute, rebut, refute;

back down, back off, backtrack;

disallow, recall, revoke;