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recanted

verb , past tense of recant

Synonyms and Antonyms of recanted

to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)

the Inquisition forced Galileo to recant his support of the Copernican observation that the earth revolves around the sun

Synonyms of recanted

abjured, abnegated, forswore (also foreswore), reneged, renounced, repealed, repudiated, retracted, took back, unsaid, withdrew

Words Related to recanted

contradicted, denied, disavowed, disclaimed, disowned, gainsaid, negated, negatived

abandoned, bolted, forsook, gave up, relinquished, spurned, surrendered

controverted, disagreed (with), disproved, disputed, rebutted, refuted

backed down, backed off, backtracked

disallowed, recalled, revoked

Near Antonyms of recanted

acknowledged, admitted, affirmed, asserted, avowed, claimed, contended, declared, maintained, proclaimed, professed, stated, vouched, vowed

backed, confirmed, defended, endorsed (also indorsed), espoused, maintained, supported, upheld

accepted, adopted, embraced

Antonyms of recanted

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