Synonyms of withdraw

withdraw

verb

wit͟h-ˈdrȯ 

1

as in to retreat

to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)

the army was forced to withdraw from the line of battle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retreat
• retire
• flee
• recede
• evacuate
• fall back
• pull out
• drop back
• lose ground
• give way
• back away
• leave
• fly
• detach
• give ground
• flinch
• shrink
• go
• recoil
• depart
• abandon
• vacate
• disengage
• chicken (out)
• pull away
• quit
• backtrack
• climb down
• disentangle
• back down
• bow out
• backpedal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advance
• confront
• face
• breast
• dare
• defy
• beard
• brave
• brazen
• outbrave

2

as in to renounce

to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)

withdrew the offer of surrender upon hearing the terms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• renounce
• retract
• deny
• repeal
• relinquish
• contradict
• abandon
• refute
• recant
• renege
• take back
• repudiate
• forswear
• abjure
• unsay
• revoke
• disavow
• abnegate
• recall
• spurn
• forsake
• disown
• surrender
• disclaim
• negate
• gainsay
• disagree (with)
• controvert
• disprove
• rebut
• dispute
• disallow
• negative
• give up
• backtrack
• back down
• back off
• bolt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• maintain
• declare
• acknowledge
• adhere (to)
• claim
• assert
• admit
• contend
• state
• affirm
• defend
• support
• proclaim
• accept
• confirm
• adopt
• endorse
• uphold
• back
• profess
• vow
• embrace
• avow
• vouch
• espouse

3

as in to remove

to take away from a place or position

withdrew her hand from the table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remove
• pull
• draw
• extract
• take out
• dislodge
• move
• clear
• draw out
• shift
• cut
• transfer
• abstract
• draw off
• displace
• disturb
• demount
• transpose
• budge
• dislocate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• put
• place
• position
• secure
• mount
• set
• fix
• clamp
• anchor
• embed
• hitch
• entrench
• set up
• lodge
• stick
• site
• implant
• root
• situate
• moor
• ingrain

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of withdraw

Others stand guard between them and a screaming crowd, before the officers set off tear gas canisters and withdraw. —Michael Biesecker, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026

Why did Claudia Oshry withdraw from 'The Masked Singer'? —Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Jan. 2026

Canceling plans or withdrawing feels right when the Gemini moon activates Saturn. —Usa Today, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026

The Doc actor withdrew his restraining order request in December. —Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026