Synonyms and Antonyms of withdraws
1
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)
- the army was forced to withdraw from the line of battle
flees, flies
flinches, recoils, shrinks
chickens (out)
bows out
backpedals, backs down, backtracks, climbs down
detaches, disengages, disentangles, pulls away
abandons, departs, evacuates, goes, leaves, quits, vacates
2
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
- withdrew the offer of surrender upon hearing the terms
abjures, abnegates, forswears (also foreswears), recants, reneges, renounces, repeals, repudiates, retracts, takes back, unsays
contradicts, denies, disavows, disclaims, disowns, gainsays, negates, negatives
abandons, bolts, forsakes, gives up, relinquishes, spurns, surrenders
controverts, disagrees (with), disproves, disputes, rebuts, refutes
backs down, backs off, backtracks
disallows, recalls, revokes
acknowledges, admits, affirms, asserts, avows, claims, contends, declares, maintains, proclaims, professes, states, vouches, vows
backs, confirms, defends, endorses (also indorses), espouses, maintains, supports, upholds
accepts, adopts, embraces
3
to take away from a place or position
- withdrew her hand from the table
demounts, dislodges
abstracts, cuts, draws off, draws out, extracts, pulls
budges, dislocates, displaces, disturbs, moves, shifts, transfers, transposes
mounts
anchors, clamps, fixes, hitches, moors, secures, sets
embeds (also imbeds), entrenches (also intrenches), implants, ingrains (also engrains), lodges, roots
sets up, sites, situates, sticks
