as in to retract
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
the witness tried to unsay the very testimony that he had given a few days earlier
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Recent Examples of unsay
Your characters represent different challenges for an actor: Gladys departs the movie almost halfway through, with still a lot to give, with things unsaid, and Claire enters at a point when the audience has already witnessed a lot of history.
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Tomris Laffly, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2025
Left unsaid, of course, was the rift inside the modern Republican Party.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 20 Nov. 2025
Like keeping the toothpaste in the tube, some thoughts are better left unsaid.
—Preston Poore, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2025
Not through values written on walls, but in what goes unsaid in the room.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Tomris Laffly, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2025
Left unsaid, of course, was the rift inside the modern Republican Party.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 20 Nov. 2025
Like keeping the toothpaste in the tube, some thoughts are better left unsaid.
—Preston Poore, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2025
Not through values written on walls, but in what goes unsaid in the room.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsay
Verb
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Advertisement Takaichi has refused to retract her comments, despite China’s demands.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Move too fast, and the blade retracts.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Margaret’s father succeeded him as King George VI, and her mother Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, never forgave the duke for renouncing his duty to his country.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Dec. 2025
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Ukraine withdrawing from all of the Donbas, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, and Kyiv officially renouncing its aim to join NATO.—
Andrea Shalal,
USA Today,
28 Dec. 2025
Verb
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While Microsoft is moving forward with some facilities, the company withdrew plans for a data center in Caledonia, Wisconsin, amid loud opposition to its efforts there.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
13 Jan. 2026
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The committee ultimately withdrew its subpoena.—
Stephen Groves,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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He was charged with first-degree murder but denied any involvement.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Squeeze Burger announced Tuesday that its sole remaining brick-and-mortar in Roseville is set to close later this month, after its proposal for a new lease was reportedly denied.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Witnesses and local leaders have contradicted that claim, saying Good was trying to leave and steering away from the agent.—
Michael Abeyta,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Their finding contradicts the Hall–Petch law, which predicts that metals become stronger as their internal grain size decreases.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Unsay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsay. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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