TAKING BACK Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

taking back

verb

present participle of take back

as in withdrawing

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 taking back But for Lee's government and many South Koreans who support the transition, taking back wartime OPCON represents greater military autonomy and a more equal alliance with the United States. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026 Rhaenyra shows no affection whatsoever to her heir, Joffrey, and only shows signs of any warmth at all when speaking with Daemon about taking back Tumbleton from Lord Ormund and the Hightowers. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 A week after setting an all-time high in Nielsen’s streaming ratings, Love Island USA nearly matched it while taking back the top overall ranking for the third time this summer. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026 Also not on the spring 2027 calendar is Giambattista Valli, who is taking back control of his house following an agreement to buy back full ownership from Artémis, the private investment arm of the billionaire Pinault family. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 24 July 2026 Democrats have said Kean's 7th congressional district is a top target to flip in their pursuit of taking back the majority. — Claudia Grisales, NPR, 30 June 2026 Trading him might be another option, though the market is likely to be thin and require taking back salary. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 23 June 2026 Getting a grip on immigration was a key promise of the Brexiters — their message of taking back control resonated. — ABC News, 21 June 2026 Adding scientists to the corps in the late 1960s, and deliberately recruiting women and Black astronauts in the 1970s, were widely hailed as steps the agency was taking back then towards diversity. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 10 June 2026

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Instead, income taxes are added when withdrawing investments from those accounts.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Play through the bonus as required before withdrawing any winnings.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of withdrawing

Verb

Vivo and Oppo phones have relied on various gimmicks, like smaller gimbals and pop-out lenses, to improve camera performance, though not to the extent of a physically retracting gimbal.

— Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026
The remote control has mixed reviews, with this seemingly retracting from its otherwise glowing reviews.

— Tantse Walter, Space.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of retracting

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Eric Lai, a senior fellow with the Georgetown Center for Asian Law, said every actor in Hong Kong civil society who assumed that renouncing violence and working within the law would be fine has to revise that assumption.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
That starts with renouncing the use of military intervention as a first resort and ending the practice of diplomacy by airstrike.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of renouncing

Verb

Abbott plans to work with the state legislature in 2027 on new laws for data centers, including repealing tax incentives.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
Fraga said repealing the resolution would not change federal immigration law or enforcement policy and argued that the city must follow existing federal and state laws while advocating for changes when officials disagree with them.

— Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of repealing

Verb

In addition to denying Moore’s motion to vacate the arbitration award, Carter granted a motion by the WTA Tour, which was represented by Bradley Ruskin and other attorneys from Proskauer Rose, to confirm the award.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026
The case stemmed from a former University of Arizona professor who sued the school for denying and delaying his records requests.

— Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of denying

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Additionally, bodycam video from Austin police officers who responded shows officers assisting him out of the vehicle rather than pulling him out, contradicting Goldfinch's claim.

— Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
The state of the animal in estrus is actually really contradicting, which resonated with me.

— Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026