Synonyms of withdraws

withdraws

verb

present tense third-person singular of withdraw

1

as in retreats

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

• retreats
• retires
• flees
• recedes
• evacuates
• falls back
• pulls out
• drops back
• gives way
• backs away
• leaves
• recoils
• gives ground
• flies
• detaches
• flinches
• shrinks
• loses ground
• departs
• abandons
• goes
• disengages
• vacates
• chickens (out)
• backtracks
• quits
• backpedals
• pulls away
• climbs down
• backs down
• disentangles
• bows out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advances
• confronts
• dares
• faces
• defies
• breasts
• braves
• outbraves
• brazens
• beards

2

as in renounces

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

• renounces
• retracts
• denies
• repeals
• contradicts
• relinquishes
• abandons
• refutes
• recants
• reneges
• repudiates
• abjures
• forswears
• takes back
• spurns
• disowns
• disavows
• recalls
• forsakes
• revokes
• surrenders
• abnegates
• disclaims
• unsays
• negates
• disagrees (with)
• rebuts
• controverts
• disproves
• backtracks
• disputes
• disallows
• gainsays
• backs off
• backs down
• gives up
• negatives
• bolts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• maintains
• contends
• declares
• admits
• asserts
• claims
• acknowledges
• states
• adheres (to)
• affirms
• proclaims
• supports
• confirms
• professes
• defends
• accepts
• endorses
• adopts
• backs
• vows
• embraces
• avows
• vouches
• upholds
• espouses

3

as in removes

to take away from a place or position

withdrew her hand from the table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removes
• pulls
• draws
• extracts
• dislodges
• clears
• takes out
• moves
• shifts
• draws out
• cuts
• displaces
• dislocates
• transposes
• disturbs
• transfers
• demounts
• draws off
• abstracts
• budges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• puts
• places
• positions
• secures
• mounts
• sets
• fixes
• clamps
• roots
• embeds
• hitches
• anchors
• sites
• lodges
• sticks
• situates
• implants
• sets up
• entrenches
• moors
• ingrains

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of withdraws

For example, if a Medicare Advantage plan withdraws from a market or leaves the Medicare program, its enrollees can qualify for a supplemental plan without being asked health questions or charged more for having preexisting conditions. —Julie Appleby, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026

University officials deactivated the group the same day they were notified, citing campus policies that allow suspension of student organizations when a parent or governing body withdraws recognition or when groups violate state law. —Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026

What to read next The USSR withdraws troops from the border with Afghanistan, as Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev abandons invasion plans to focus his resources on the Space Race. —Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026

Each retiree withdraws $50,000 per year. —Doug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026

Tax lien changes Fresh Start also introduced changes to how and when the IRS files and withdraws tax liens, and to the dollar amounts that trigger the issuance of a lien. —Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026

If the Pentagon withdraws support, the Scouts would have to scramble to replace medical care, transportation and other emergency services. —Graham Smith, NPR, 26 Feb. 2026

Antonio Delgado withdraws from New York governor race after Mamdani backs Hochul. —FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026

As the Church withdraws its sanction, the exorcists must confront the demonic force alone, pushing their faith to its limits as the entity threatens global annihilation. —Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026