Synonyms and Antonyms of withdraw
1
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)
- the army was forced to withdraw from the line of battle
flee, fly
flinch, recoil, shrink
chicken (out)
bow out
back down, backpedal, backtrack, climb down
detach, disengage, disentangle, pull away
abandon, depart, evacuate, go, leave, quit, vacate
2
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
- withdrew the offer of surrender upon hearing the terms
abjure, abnegate, forswear (also foreswear), recant, renege, renounce, repeal, repudiate, retract, take back, unsay
contradict, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, gainsay, negate, negative
abandon, bolt, forsake, give up, relinquish, spurn, surrender
controvert, disagree (with), disprove, dispute, rebut, refute
back down, back off, backtrack
disallow, recall, revoke
acknowledge, admit, affirm, assert, avow, claim, contend, declare, maintain, proclaim, profess, state, vouch, vow
back, confirm, defend, endorse (also indorse), espouse, maintain, support, uphold
accept, adopt, embrace
3
to take away from a place or position
- withdrew her hand from the table
demount, dislodge
abstract, cut, draw off, draw out, extract, pull
budge, dislocate, displace, disturb, move, shift, transfer, transpose
mount
anchor, clamp, fix, hitch, moor, secure, set
embed (also imbed), entrench (also intrench), implant, ingrain (also engrain), lodge, root
set up, site, situate, stick
