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as in withdrawn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 There is literally no food waste but what cannot be used is dehydrated and compressed and taken back to Cape Town to be used as compost. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026 Staff recognized the dog, saying the animal was taken in shortly before and was taken back by the same individual. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 4 June 2026 And Pino was not the only person on Elliott Key; several of the girls on his boat were also there, waiting to be taken back to the mainland. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026 The family instead spent 10 months in a Texas detention facility before they were briefly released in April, then taken back into custody, then released again — all within the span of four days. — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 29 May 2026 In the Netflix documentary, viewers were taken back to the beginning, when Banks first conceived the idea with the help of Ken Mok, who co-executive-produced the show with her and also took part in the docuseries. — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026 Afterwards, a group of community members drove the falcon to the DuPage Wildlife Conservation Center for a medical evaluation, the city news release said, and she was then taken back to Aurora. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026 About 1,200 people were killed in Israel during the attack, according to the Israeli authorities, who also said around 250 people were taken back to Gaza as hostages, in figures reported by the New York Times. — Colin Millar, New York Times, 12 June 2026 At 1221 Broadway and part of the City Center mixed-use complex, the landmark tower was taken back through a speedy foreclosure process, documents filed on June 16 with the Alameda County Recorder’s Office show. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 18 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken back

Verb

Following community feedback, the demo was withdrawn for crucial optimization, multiplayer stability, and overall refinement.

— Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
There was strong bidding for a handful of standout works—including two sumptuous still lifes by Jan van Huysum—even as buyers passed on three lots and a fourth was withdrawn before reaching the block.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of withdrawn

Verb

The 58-year-old construction tycoon renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2017, Ukrainian media reported, and has been a citizen of Cyprus since 2019.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
What follows are dozens of examples of how those whose names are familiar (or aren’t) and legendary (or infamous) for their actions while representing the state have been embraced (or renounced) by the rest of the country and beyond.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026

Definition of renounced

Verb

Graf denied a defense request to force Robinson's partner to travel from Texas to testify in person.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Historically, the Catholic Church had denied religious funerals inside its houses of worship as well as traditional burials for those who died in this way.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of denied

Verb

As soon as the error was realized, the story was retracted and removed from NPR’s website and an on-air correction was broadcast.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 June 2026
The journal typically adds a large RETRACTED notice across digital papers that have been retracted, leaving them available for download.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 28 June 2026