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

Examples of withdraw in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Boeing last week withdrew its latest offer, which included a 30% wage increase over four years, after talks also attended by federal mediators broke down. —Reuters, NBC News, 16 Oct. 2024

President Jimmy Carter tried to withdraw U.S. forces from bases in South Korea in 1977, Obama attempted to close the Guantánamo Bay detention center in 2009, and Trump announced that U.S. forces would withdraw from Syria in 2019—but none of these efforts succeeded. —Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024

In June, the billionaire withdrew the lawsuit against OpenAI, only to reopen it before a federal court in August. —Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024

According to Mayo Clinic, symptoms that can affect new mothers after childbirth can range from mild to severe, with the latter including difficulty bonding with your baby, withdrawing from family and friends, and/or thoughts of harming yourself or your baby. —Angel Saunders, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024