unsaying

verb

present participle of unsay
as in renouncing
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 Synonyms for unsaying
  1. renouncing
  2. withdrawing
  3. retracting
  4. denying
  5. contradicting
  6. taking back
  7. repealing
Verb
  • Rama attains liberation after renouncing the world, while Lakshmana’s violent actions lead him to hell before a spiritual ascent later.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Irma is not going to resolve her dilemma by having sex or cutting loose, nor by renouncing such pastimes and doubling down on intellect.
    — B. D. McClay, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of renouncing
Verb
  • The city would also be prohibited from withdrawing more than 50% of the amount of money in the fund unless the mayor certifies that there is a compelling fiscal need.
    — Digital Producer, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Uganda is withdrawing troops deployed for years in Somalia under an African Union peacekeeping force that helped repel militants in the Horn of Africa nation, military authorities said on Monday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of withdrawing
Verb
  • With styling that’s part Art Deco, part Steampunk, and part contemporary elegance, the Supersport comes with the choice of either a removable composite-hardtop roof or a retracting mohair soft-top setup.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of retracting
Verb
  • His second confrontation is with an angry, judgmental version of Original Vision who accuses him of cowardice and inaction for denying his identity for so long.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
  • At least twice a year, my doctor would be on the phone yelling at an insurance company for denying coverage.
    — Mariska Breland, STAT, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of denying
Verb
  • The phone then stayed in the area for about an hour, contradicting Smith's testimony to police.
    — News Editor, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The contradicting geological and orbital observations for Phobos and Deimos collected to date have prevented scientists from definitively establishing one hypothesis over the other.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of contradicting
Verb
  • Democrats won big in Tuesday’s midterms, not only taking back the House of Representatives and Senate by overwhelming margins, but rebuking Republican candidates down the entire ticket in deep-red states like Texas, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Republicans currently control the Senate but there are a number of toss-up races giving Democrats a path to taking back the chamber.
    — Rahul Mukherjee, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of taking back
Verb
  • The questions ranged from eliminating political party primaries to reversing marijuana legalization to repealing a gun reform law in the state.
    — Digital Producer, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Legislators could begin the process of repealing the lock box by initiating a new amendment, but that wouldn’t go before voters until 2028.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of repealing
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“Unsaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsaying. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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