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present tense third-person singular of retract
Synonyms & Antonyms of retracts
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 for retracts
- abjures,
- abnegates,
- forswears
- (also foreswears),
- recants,
- reneges,
- renounces,
- repeals,
- repudiates,
- takes back,
- unsays,
- withdraws
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