TAKES BACK Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

takes back

verb

present tense third-person singular of take back

as in withdraws

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 takes back Lestat hits snooze on death and takes back control of the narrative. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for takes back

Verb

If a friend withdraws, reach out softly and offer clear help without pressure.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
If Miller withdraws by Wednesday, Republicans can hold a special election to replace him on the ballot.

— Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of withdraws

Verb

Japan has recently taken steps to expand its defense posture, including lifting its ban on lethal arms exports and mulling changes to Article 9 of its constitution, which renounces war and the maintenance of armed forces.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 31 May 2026
Miami will have the ability to use multiple sizable salary cap exceptions if Wiggins opts out or if Wiggins stays but Miami renounces Powell, which remove his cap hold and eliminate his Bird rights.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026

Definition of renounces

Verb

With a catheter inserted into a vein, intravenous tubing fitted and a syringe pump loaded and primed, the subject waits as the bed retracts until his brain is centered within the great coils of an MRI machine calibrated to map altered brain states.

— Charles Moss, SPIN, 16 July 2026
The blade guard retracts to allow the saw to cut through the target material.

— Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026

Definition of retracts

Verb

This directly contradicts another German newspaper report, this one from Bild, that claimed the brand’s first EV could be on the chopping block.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2026
The glossy futurism of the material contradicts the apartment’s otherwise nostalgic details (in Nuriev’s case, standing beneath an Orthodox icon of Saint Alexander).

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026