WITHDREW Synonyms: 150 Similar and Opposite Words

withdrew

verb

past tense of withdraw

as in retreated

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 renounced

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 removed

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

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Recent Examples of withdrew The Mustangs were expected to play in the Prep Bowl playoffs, but the school’s administration withdrew after the coaching change. — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026 Scalise defeated Jordan in an internal vote for the speakership after Kevin McCarthy was removed, although Scalise subsequently withdrew before a House floor vote. — Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026 Harry and Meghan had been slated to deliver a keynote speech together at the Lost Screen Memorial, but Meghan withdrew, leaving Harry to address the event solo. — Ramy Inocencio, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026 The center closed in May after Charlotte City Council and the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization withdrew support for the I-77 South project. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2026 The shares were subsequently indicated to open below the offering price, but the company withdrew before trading began. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026 The last time the Legislature withdrew from the rainy day fund was in 2008. — Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026 The winner will replace Scott Fricker, who withdrew from the race a month after filing for reelection this spring. — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026 But Caruso never withdrew, and his name remained on the general election ballot. — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

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The officers then retreated from the SUV and gave the man commands to exit the vehicle with his hands up.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
European indexes, which aren’t tilted as heavily toward technology stocks, also retreated modestly.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of retreated

Verb

Far more Democrats renounced their party affiliation or switched to Republican than the other way around over the past two years.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
Advertisement Several branches of the Japanese imperial family renounced their royal status in 1947 to cut down on costs the monarchy incurred after the war.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of renounced

Verb

If he is removed from office, Vice President Pedro Alliana would be sworn in.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Multiple independent sources tell CBS California Investigates that the two consultants at the center of our reporting have been removed from the project and are no longer billing under the KPMG contract.

— Julie Watts, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of removed

Verb

Experiments that initially corroborated the results were retracted, in one case amid indications of deliberate spiking with fake fusion products.

— George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
State law says that drivers have to stop and wait for a school bus with the stop arm extended until the stop arm is retracted.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of retracted

Verb

Ivan Fedorov, co-chair of the regional defense council, said 12 bodies pulled from the rubble had been identified so far.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
Someone got out of the front passenger seat of the car, walked around the back of the vehicle, pulled a gun out of the pocket of his hoodie, and fired four shots into the front driver's side window.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of pulled

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The company can also expect litigation from shareholders, and possible regulatory action, if Huang or the board held back material information from investors (Nvidia previously denied the allegations of an affair to media outlets).

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
Little Flock residents rejected a proposal from the city to generate additional revenue last week while those living in northeastern Benton County approved a similar idea and denied another.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of denied

Verb

The bystander video contradicted that claim, and the government refiled the misdemeanor assault charge she is now convicted of.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026
Trump’s allegations, the judge found, were vague, conclusory and sometimes contradicted by the article itself.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026