TAKE BACK Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

take back

verb

Definition of take back

as in to withdraw

to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to) I take back what I said about her: she's not the fool I thought she was

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For the second straight year, Stephen King was the author most likely to have his work withdrawn.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Instead, Netflix released a statement shortly after withdrawing their bid.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of withdraw

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The possibility of revising Article 9 of Japan’s constitution, which renounces war and prohibits a traditional standing army, is no longer taboo in Tokyo.

— David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
China claims Taiwan as its sovereign territory and has never renounced the use of force to achieve unification.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of renounce

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The ShinyHunters group claimed responsibility but offered no verifiable evidence, demanding that the bureau retract a warning describing it as a cybercriminal organization.

— Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
The research and teaching missions will further retract from each other.

— Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of retract

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Russian forces are also trying to choke shipping in Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea, denying Kyiv vital grain export revenue.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Now that the eleventh-hour challenge was denied, Paramount CEO David Ellison can move forward with closing the merger as planned.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of deny

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Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency ceded some of its climate authority by repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas.

— LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
The Forest Service says repealing the Roadless Rule would not immediately authorize roads, logging or mining in the Shawnee’s roadless areas.

— Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of repeal

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