TAKEN BACK Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

taken back

verb

past participle of take back

as in withdrawn

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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Recent Examples of taken back The white clapboard exterior topped with typical Norse dragon heads was taken back into the family in 1995 by Haeger’s great great granddaughter Ellika Modenfelt, who painstakingly restored it to its former glory with the help of local craftsmen. — Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026 Perez went back to the hospital Monday evening after complaining of pain and was taken back into ICE custody around midnight, Lincoln-Goldfinch said. — Anna Wilder, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 The report also shed light on Wells’ cellphone, which was taken back to the mainland without him. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026 The charges were upgraded to felonies and the couple was taken back into custody on Friday. — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026 Islamabad — Pakistan’s former leader and cricket icon Imran Khan was taken back to prison Friday morning after a medical check at a private hospital in the capital Islamabad, the government said. — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 The Northglenn Police Department says he will be taken back to Adams County, where he will be taken into custody by local law enforcement. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026 Members of the military escorted the women and the child off the premises for questioning, all of whom were eventually released and taken back to the nearest town, Puerto Maldonado. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 The former mayor’s test came back positive for meth, and he was then taken back into custody, per the outlet. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken back

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Ziccarelli said that Cochran claimed the charges were withdrawn because the defendant was working as a confidential informant.

— Mike Darnay, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
If endorsement is withdrawn, the Home Office may curtail the visa.

— Bernardo Saraiva, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of withdrawn

Verb

China claims Taiwan as its sovereign territory and has never renounced the use of force to achieve unification.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
China claims Taiwan, a self-governing democracy, as its own breakaway province and hasn’t renounced the use of force to bring it under its control.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of renounced

Verb

On the first day of his second term, the Republican president repealed a Biden-era executive order aimed in part at guarding against the risks that AI systems pose to consumers, workers and national security.

— Garance Burke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
In the last decade, four states have repealed the death penalty, and another, Washington, took this sanction off its statutes after the state Supreme Court struck it down.

— Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of repealed

Verb

And not all of the proofs were certified as correct by the automatic logic verification platform Lean—in fact, some have already been retracted after outside scientists found mistakes.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
When the refill is retracted, the Telegraph Key can also be pressed repeatedly, turning the mechanism into a satisfying tactile interaction even when the pen is not being used for writing.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026