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as in withdrawn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 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 The escapee, who was not identified, was subsequently taken back into custody by the Erath County Sheriff’s Office. — Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken back

Verb

Some of your salary can be deferred and taxed when assets are withdrawn.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Between February and August of 2025, more than $2 billion in funding was withdrawn or frozen from thousands of federally funded research projects.

— Gerry Smith, CNBC, 25 Sep. 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Definition of withdrawn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

For a home or business that uses 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity a month, that could mean power bills roughly $8 a month lower with these changes than if current rules weren’t repealed.

— Akshaya Jha, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
In 2005, lawmakers repealed annual gas tax increases tied to inflation.

— Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of repealed

Verb

The center will test uncrewed platforms under realistic operational conditions and threats, including degraded or denied communication environments.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Following the miss by Kinney, Arkansas State ran out the remainder of the clock and denied Kennesaw State another possession by converting three first downs.

— Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of denied

Verb

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
But the subtitle’s Hail Mary overtones hit everybody wrong, everywhere, all at once, and the movie quickly retracted it.

— Michael Phillips, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026