Synonyms of retracted

retracted 1 of 2

adjective

as in revoked

Related Words

• revoked
• withheld
• suppressed
• recanted
• concealed
• stifled
• reserved
• repressed
• personal
• silenced
• surreptitious
• intimate
• clandestine
• undercover
• conspiratorial
• undisclosed
• underhanded
• covert
• classified
• collusive
• underhand
• unannounced
• unadvertised
• confidential
• private
• privy
• secret

Dissimilar Words

• open
• public
• general
• popular
• unclassified
• nonclassified
• well-known

retracted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of retract

as in withdrew

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

the newspaper was forced to retract the story, which turned out to be based on fabricated reporting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• withdrew
• renounced
• denied
• contradicted
• repealed
• refuted
• recanted
• abandoned
• relinquished
• repudiated
• reneged
• took back
• abjured
• recalled
• disavowed
• forswore
• abnegated
• disowned
• unsaid
• disclaimed
• revoked
• rebutted
• spurned
• disproved
• negated
• gainsaid
• disputed
• disagreed (with)
• backtracked
• controverted
• surrendered
• forsook
• bolted
• disallowed
• gave up
• backed off
• negatived
• backed down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stated
• admitted
• maintained
• claimed
• acknowledged
• declared
• asserted
• affirmed
• contended
• adhered (to)
• proclaimed
• confirmed
• supported
• defended
• accepted
• backed
• adopted
• professed
• upheld
• endorsed
• vouched
• vowed
• embraced
• avowed
• espoused

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of retracted

Adjective

Notably, 90% of 190 sick individuals in the current case reported eating iceberg lettuce, a robust epidemiological link independent of the retracted test. — Lisa Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

On April 22, 2026, Springer Nature posted a retracted article notice almost a year after initial publication. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 4 May 2026

The reading assignments prepared for the judges include a Substack post by a notable climate contrarian accusing the authors of the retracted climate chapter in the federal court’s reference manual of including material by Burger and hiding his authorship. — Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 2 May 2026

In a demo at CES 2026, Bluetooth SIG marketing VP Dave Hollander set an unlock distance on a phone across the room from a Bauer smart lock—then walked within 2 feet of the lock, leading its deadbolt to whir into the retracted position. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026

The three presenters on the hepatitis B vaccine were not vaccine scientists, and two had authored a retracted paper about autism. — Dr. Debra Houry, Time, 5 Dec. 2025

Here’s how the situation unfolded and why the since-retracted comment was so controversial. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025

Nonetheless, the global ACV market is now valued at more than US$1 billion (2023-2024) and continues to grow – something that one retracted study is unlikely to impact. — New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025

In 1998, former physician Andrew Wakefield and his colleagues published a since-retracted paper claiming that the MMR vaccine could cause autism in children. — Dominik Stecuła, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2025

Verb

Sign Up for Our Free Daily Newsletter A controversial 2024 study that some vaccine skeptics used to argue that millions of people likely died as a result of COVID vaccines has been retracted over misinformation and issues with the research. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026

Rumors swirled about Alito’s retirement plans after NPR published and then retracted an article by reporter Nina Totenberg that Alito would be retiring from his role on the bench at the end of the court’s 2025-26 term. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026

The claim of a link stems from an unethical, fraudulent study that was retracted years ago, and its author was stripped of his medical license. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

Another is an integration with the PubPeer database, which allows users to check whether references in a manuscript have received previous PubPeer comments or have been retracted—both of which can indicate quality or integrity issues. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026

Mas’ud confessed to building the bomb used in the attack, but later retracted the claim and alleged that he was forced to confess, according to the BBC. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

After one treatment, Kang went to the emergency room when her colostomy stoma retracted, and a scan reportedly showed that the tumor had shrunk substantially. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026

Over the weekend, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a positive lettuce test, then retracted it a day later as a false positive. — Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Anthony Volpe had to defend his character after the team’s play-by-play man, Michael Kay, retracted unfounded claims about the shortdtop’s unwillingness to play second base. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026