Synonyms of retracting

retracting

verb

present participle of retract

as in withdrawing

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

• withdrawing
• renouncing
• denying
• repealing
• contradicting
• refuting
• abandoning
• recanting
• relinquishing
• repudiating
• reneging
• abjuring
• taking back
• forswearing
• recalling
• abnegating
• disavowing
• unsaying
• disowning
• disclaiming
• negating
• revoking
• forsaking
• disproving
• spurning
• rebutting
• controverting
• disputing
• surrendering
• backtracking
• disagreeing (with)
• gainsaying
• disallowing
• bolting
• negativing
• giving up
• backing off
• backing down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• maintaining
• stating
• admitting
• claiming
• declaring
• asserting
• acknowledging
• affirming
• adhering (to)
• supporting
• proclaiming
• contending
• defending
• confirming
• endorsing
• backing
• professing
• upholding
• accepting
• adopting
• embracing
• avowing
• vouching
• vowing
• espousing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of retracting

The remote control has mixed reviews, with this seemingly retracting from its otherwise glowing reviews. — Tantse Walter, Space.com, 26 June 2026

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said in a recall notice that the seat belts in certain Expedition and Lincoln vehicles may inadvertently lock, preventing the belt from retracting or extending. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 3 June 2026

The Salton Sea has been retracting as the climate has become hotter, leaving behind pesticides and fertilizers in toxic dust from the multibillion-dollar local agricultural industry that blow through our communities, contributing to the asthma crisis facing our children. — Daniela Flores, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026

The Stärke’s Gen 2 retains all of this, down to the parking sensors and power-retracting soft top. — Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 27 May 2026

Eveningside’s smaller arms holding on to the chains while Morningside’s longer arms propelled them, her fists and excess joints braced against the ground; their span lengthening, extending and retracting in the girls’ to and fro. — Literary Hub, 20 May 2026

Swelling around your eyes may suggest an underactive thyroid, while retracting eyelids may signal an overactive thyroid. — Brandi Jones, Health, 28 Apr. 2026

Self-retracting nozzles are the most hygienic. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026

The ruthlessness of the producers cutting folk off mid-speech or retracting the microphone and upping the music volume was belittling to those on stage. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026