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withdrawal

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of withdrawal

an act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable

  • the army's orderly withdrawal from the city turned into a rout as the enemy's shock troops surged forward
Synonyms of withdrawal

pullback, pullout, recession, retirement, retreat
Words Related to withdrawal

rout

flinch, recoil, revulsion, shrinking

disengagement, disentanglement
Antonyms of withdrawal

advance, advancement

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