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

Emil in turn becomes a little withdrawn. —Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025

Moulton ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 but withdrew from the race before the first primary contest. —Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025

According to the data, 647 public school students formally withdrew to attend private schools, a fraction of the 13,000 missing. —Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025

Balogun, who withdrew from June friendlies and the Gold Cup due to an ankle injury, and missed previous camps under Pochettino due to injury as well, will replace him. —Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025