Synonyms of unsays

unsays

verb

present tense third-person singular of unsay

as in retracts

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retracts
• withdraws
• renounces
• denies
• contradicts
• takes back
• foreswears
• refutes
• abnegates
• repeals
• abandons
• relinquishes
• abjures
• reneges
• repudiates
• disagrees (with)
• recants
• forswears
• recalls
• backs off
• backs down
• negates
• forsakes
• gainsays
• disclaims
• disavows
• disowns
• disproves
• spurns
• disputes
• gives up
• controverts
• negatives
• surrenders
• revokes
• rebuts
• disallows
• bolts
• backtracks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adheres (to)
• states
• claims
• contends
• maintains
• asserts
• admits
• acknowledges
• affirms
• declares
• supports
• proclaims
• confirms
• vows
• professes
• backs
• defends
• endorses
• accepts
• vouches
• adopts
• avows
• embraces
• indorses
• upholds
• espouses