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as in withdrawn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 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 Wattenberg, the Broncos’ starting center, was injured during a one-on-one drill early in practice and tested the movement and range of motion of his left arm before being taken back into the facility with training staff. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 3 Aug. 2026 Visitors are taken back in time to imagine how this now extinct creature — three times the size of a modern-day great white shark — used to swim right over the National Mall. — Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026 Captured with its Mastcam instrument, a panorama composed of 340 images taken back on June 19 show the hexagons dominating a huge stretch of the landscape. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 July 2026 Since Voit’s work with the BAU came to an end with Crowley’s demise, he was taken back to prison. — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026 The monkey, which has since been nicknamed Oyster after the London travel card, was taken back to the bus depot in the nearby suburb of Willesden, where staff subsequently contacted the RSPCA. — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 21 July 2026 The sheriff's office said the inmate heard the K-9 unit and surrendered, being taken back into custody without further incident. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 13 July 2026 The property the church acquired represents the first sale of one of the buildings that were taken back through the loan foreclosure. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

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Every dollar in those accounts may eventually be subject to ordinary income taxes when withdrawn, subject to the rules that apply to the account.

— Joel Barjenbruch, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Those letters are now likely being withdrawn across Europe with the Wales federation the first to announce its reversal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of withdrawn

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Johns Hopkins University introduced a grade covering policy many years ago, but later repealed it.

— Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Thursday’s party-line vote repealed the national broadcast ownership rule, which bars a single company from reaching more than 39% of US TV households over the public airwaves.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

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Another is an integration with the PubPeer database, which allows users to check whether references in a manuscript have received previous PubPeer comments or have been retracted—both of which can indicate quality or integrity issues.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026
Mas’ud confessed to building the bomb used in the attack, but later retracted the claim and alleged that he was forced to confess, according to the BBC.

— Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026