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

However, Mangione’s team suddenly withdrew the EED notice the following day. — Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2026

Dozens of additional settlers arrived, moving boulders into the road and throwing rocks at the security forces, who were seen firing sound grenades and spraying settlers with pepper spray before withdrawing. — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Habib was also accused of lying under oath and tampering with evidence in a 2016 gun raid, prompting several defendants to withdraw their guilty pleas. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Only the top 69 golfers in the FedExCup standings head to Memphis for the first round of the playoffs because Daniel Berger withdrew. — Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026