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Synonyms & Antonyms of recanted

(Entry 1 of 2)

as in retracted, revoked

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for recanted

retracted,
revoked

concealed,
repressed,
reserved,
silenced,
stifled,
suppressed,
withheld

intimate,
personal

surreptitious,
undercover,
underhand,
underhanded

clandestine,
collusive,
conspiratorial,
covert

unadvertised,
unannounced,
undisclosed

classified

confidential,
private,
privy,
secret

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for recanted

open,
public

general,
popular

nonclassified,
unclassified,
well-known

recanted

verb

past tense of recant

Synonyms & Antonyms of recanted (Entry 2 of 2)

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 for 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repealed,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 for 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 for recanted

adhered (to)

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