WITH DRAWS Synonyms: 148 Similar and Opposite Words

withdraws

verb

present tense third-person singular of withdraw

as in retreats

to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable) the army was forced to withdraw from the line of battle

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as in renounces

to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to) withdrew the offer of surrender upon hearing the terms

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as in removes

to take away from a place or position withdrew her hand from the table

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Recent Examples of withdraws If a candidate withdraws after that July 13 deadline, the party does not have any way to nominate a replacement. — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 6 July 2026 Al Gore, John McCain suspends his campaign for the Republican nomination for president, and Bill Bradley withdraws from the race for the Democratic nomination. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026 Hezbollah's leader said Saturday the group would fight on until Israel withdraws from southern Lebanon, according to a statement carried in a pro-Hezbollah local media outlet. — Willem Marx, NPR, 28 June 2026 But sporadic clashes have continued, and Hezbollah’s leader said Saturday that the group would continue fighting until Israel withdraws from Lebanon. — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 Sporadic clashes have continued, and Hezbollah’s leader said Saturday that the group would continue fighting until Israel withdraws from Lebanon. — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026 When insurance withdraws from a market, the effects cascade in ways that most financial actors have not yet reckoned with. — Nina Seega, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Jasmine withdraws much of the time. — Larissa MacFarquhar, New Yorker, 28 May 2026 Hezbollah has vowed to fight until the war ends in Lebanon and Israel withdraws its troops who operate across large swaths of the country’s south. — Nick Duffy, NBC news, 27 May 2026

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Verb

After Will’s funeral, Alice retreats to her in-laws’ remote, dilapidated house, where, through the Necronomicon, a demonic spirit is unleashed and begins to turn the family members into Deadites.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
When Aries pushes harder, Cancer retreats further, and neither feels understood.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

Definition of retreats

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

That ranking uses a similar methodology to the Billboard Global 200, but purposefully removes consumption from American listeners.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
This move removes Iran’s primary justification for disrupting shipping in the SOH and for attacking its neighbors.

— Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of removes

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

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The fish gives you polish, but the chimichurri pulls it back toward Argentina, toward the grill, toward the street.

— Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Investors are trying to suss out where the Fed will take interest rates, as Warsh pulls back on how the Fed talks about its plans.

— Matt Peterson, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Definition of pulls

Verb

Dunn, having none of it, stabs Dickie 20 times with a broken liquor bottle–with pants around his ankles, no less–while Alma flees out a window.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
With no idea what's going on, Dylan flees the FBC to find that the Hiss — otherworldly crimson monsters from another dimension — have overrun Manhattan.

— George Yang, Space.com, 22 June 2026

Definition of flees

Verb

If that tech notes signs of long-term wear, corrosion or a prior bad repair, the company classifies the claim as preexisting and denies it.

— Sharon Wu, USA Today, 17 July 2026
The dancer filed a request for an emergency child custody order against his ex, Elena, who denies any wrongdoing.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026