WITHDRAWING Synonyms: 148 Similar and Opposite Words

withdrawing

verb

present participle of withdraw

as in retreating

to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable) the army was forced to withdraw from the line of battle

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as in retracting

to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to) withdrew the offer of surrender upon hearing the terms

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as in removing

to take away from a place or position withdrew her hand from the table

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Recent Examples of withdrawing The scheme reportedly involved depositing checks from accounts with insufficient funds, then withdrawing the temporarily available money, leaving the banks to absorb the losses once the checks bounced, court records show. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 Numerous energy projects end up withdrawing entirely from the process. — Ray Fernandez, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 But those are arguments for doubling down on NYC Reads, improving implementation, and permanently funding this critical effort, not abandoning or withdrawing from it. — Evan Stone, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026 With most CDs, withdrawing funds before maturity triggers an early withdrawal penalty, and the penalty on a 5-year CD can be substantial. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 On the last day of the patrol, April 3, Capers and his nine-man team maneuvered slowly and carefully, identifying and withdrawing from three ambush sites. — Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026 Russians are withdrawing billions, causing liquidity problems for banks and undermining the Kremlin’s ability to issue bonds to finance the fight in Ukraine. — Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2026 Nor has an ally expelled American troops or seriously undermined an alliance structure, as France did, in the 1960s, after withdrawing from NATO’s unified command. — Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Mary plunged into profound, inconsolable grief, spending weeks confined to her bed, withdrawing from White House hosting duties and never again entering the room where Willie died. — Sophie Clausen, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026

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Verb

It’s made up of nine river rooms and three junior suites, so staying here feels more like retreating to a private waterside residence than checking into a city stay.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
Yet some of retail’s fastest-growing companies are not retreating from physical stores.

— Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of retreating

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Vivo and Oppo phones have relied on various gimmicks, like smaller gimbals and pop-out lenses, to improve camera performance, though not to the extent of a physically retracting gimbal.

— Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026
The remote control has mixed reviews, with this seemingly retracting from its otherwise glowing reviews.

— Tantse Walter, Space.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of retracting

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That starts with renouncing the use of military intervention as a first resort and ending the practice of diplomacy by airstrike.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
In these photographs, the maternal body enters spaces designed around seduction, aspiration, and idealized femininity without renouncing any of them.

— Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of renouncing

Verb

Tiffany has called for repealing the state tax incentive for data centers, while Crowley has not.

— Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
New analysis recommends strengthening the regulations A new policy analysis by ecologists and forest management experts examined the potential local and large-scale impacts of repealing the Roadless Rule.

— Dan Peck, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026