Synonyms and Antonyms of withdrew
1
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)
- the army was forced to withdraw from the line of battle
fled, flew
flinched, recoiled, shrank (or shrunk)
chickened (out)
bowed out
backed down, backpedaled, backtracked, climbed down
detached, disengaged, disentangled, pulled away
abandoned, departed, evacuated, left, quit (also quitted), vacated, went
2
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
- withdrew the offer of surrender upon hearing the terms
abjured, abnegated, forswore (also foreswore), recanted, reneged, renounced, repealed, repudiated, retracted, took back, unsaid
contradicted, denied, disavowed, disclaimed, disowned, gainsaid, negated, negatived
abandoned, bolted, forsook, gave up, relinquished, spurned, surrendered
controverted, disagreed (with), disproved, disputed, rebutted, refuted
backed down, backed off, backtracked
disallowed, recalled, revoked
acknowledged, admitted, affirmed, asserted, avowed, claimed, contended, declared, maintained, proclaimed, professed, stated, vouched, vowed
backed, confirmed, defended, endorsed (also indorsed), espoused, maintained, supported, upheld
accepted, adopted, embraced
3
to take away from a place or position
- withdrew her hand from the table
demounted, dislodged
abstracted, cut, drew off, drew out, extracted, pulled
budged, dislocated, displaced, disturbed, moved, shifted, transferred, transposed
mounted
anchored, clamped, fixed, hitched, moored, secured, set
embedded (also imbedded), entrenched (also intrenched), implanted, ingrained (also engrained), lodged, rooted
set up, sited, situated, stuck
