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 An Indian institution that’s built its operations around a foreign foundation model has no real recourse if that vendor raises prices, withdraws the model, hits new export restrictions or gets caught in a geopolitical dispute over chip access. — Sajal Singh, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026 The background of the film is the budget slashes that are happening in this sector all over the Western world, as the government withdraws its own form of care. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 However, if Miller withdraws after Monday, Republicans would reportedly have no nominee to replace him on the ballot. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026 If a friend withdraws, reach out softly and offer clear help without pressure. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026 If Miller withdraws by Wednesday, Republicans can hold a special election to replace him on the ballot. — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026 Yes, Lyssa withdraws her nomination for Surgeon General, her husband betrays her, and her oncologist best friend, Judith, throws herself into the Potomac during a Tashlich service. — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 31 July 2026 Continue reading … NO CONSENT — Family withdraws from school after fourth graders shown LGBTQ content without warning. — FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 Mei searches for community and purpose with the I Wor Kuen while Chris withdraws from daily life into increasingly Spartan spiritual practices. — Dylan Adamson, IndieWire, 21 July 2026

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Verb

The front retreats to the north, but chances of rain stick around into early Friday as the shortwave (small disturbance) pushes out of the area.

— Michael Autovino, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Havelock neither retreats to the closet nor holds out hope for resolution via vigilante justice.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 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

First, the continuous scouring action of the water jet removes slag and oxidized sputtering residues, producing a clean processing interface with smooth inner walls and vertical groove profiles.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Jacobs, placed on the commissioner’s exempt list Sunday, can’t practice or play until NFL commissioner Roger Goodell removes him from the list.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of removes

Verb

Fund debt paydown out of the same budget as new AI use cases so that every model that ships also retires a data-quality issue on its critical path.

— Gopichand Mannava, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Supporting the Sentinel transition The Grey Wolf will also help as the Air Force brings in the LGM-35A Sentinel and retires the Minuteman III facilities.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of retires

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The mop even retracts into the chassis, which extends a cover over it to eliminate contact with carpets.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of retracts

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As the motor pulls the tendons, the tail bends into an S-shape, creating the side-to-side motion that quietly moves the whole device forward.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2026
Each summer, the Premier League’s financial power pulls further and further away from what the rest of Europe’s leagues can muster.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of pulls

Verb

When David flees before the FBI can arrest him, Teagan and her mother, Ella (Jessica Paré), are blindsided, and are forced to leave their affluent Los Angeles community for Ella’s hometown, Eagle’s Cove, a fictional town in Massachusetts.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
But that’s not the property’s only claim to fame; the home also appeared in The Undoing, when Grace (played by Nicole Kidman) flees to the beach after her husband (Hugh Grant) goes missing.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of flees

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Israel, which isn’t a party in the proceedings, strongly denies that its actions amount to acts of genocide.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
The Carlson-Vance partnership has generated more conservative blowback over the past few years as Carlson has progressed from skepticism of Israel into anti-Semitism, which Carlson denies.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026