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 retract

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

• retract
• renounce
• deny
• relinquish
• contradict
• abandon
• repeal
• refute
• recant
• renege
• take back
• repudiate
• forswear
• abjure
• foreswear
• recall
• unsay
• revoke
• disavow
• abnegate
• 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
• profess
• endorse
• uphold
• back
• vow
• embrace
• avow
• vouch
• indorse
• 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
• position
• place
• secure
• mount
• set
• fix
• clamp
• anchor
• embed
• hitch
• entrench
• lodge
• set up
• stick
• implant
• root
• site
• moor
• imbed
• situate
• intrench
• ingrain
• engrain

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of withdraw

The filing suggests that the Supreme Court justices’ plans to hear the case are now moot since Hecox has withdrawn her complaint against Little. —Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2025

Over several months this year, Anne Applebaum and Lynsey Addario reported from Sudan and Chad, documenting the persistent humanitarian tragedy there and revealing the violent Hobbesian horror that emerges when foreign aid and the liberal order are withdrawn from the world. —Lynsey Addario, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025

Routh agreed to withdraw that question. —Greg Allen, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025

Cabaret is cutting its Broadway run short as star Billy Porter withdraws from the production. —Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025