Synonyms of taken back

taken back

verb

past participle of take back

as in withdrawn

to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)

I take back what I said about her: she's not the fool I thought she was

Synonyms & Similar Words

• withdrawn
• denied
• retracted
• repealed
• renounced
• recalled
• abnegated
• recanted
• abjured
• abandoned
• relinquished
• forsworn
• reneged
• repudiated
• contradicted
• disagreed (with)
• foresworn
• given up
• backed off
• unsaid
• revoked
• refuted
• surrendered
• forsaken
• backed down
• disowned
• disavowed
• spurned
• disclaimed
• gainsaid
• disproved
• disputed
• negated
• controverted
• rebutted
• bolted
• disallowed
• backtracked
• negatived

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adhered (to)
• stated
• maintained
• admitted
• declared
• claimed
• acknowledged
• affirmed
• asserted
• contended
• proclaimed
• supported
• confirmed
• adopted
• professed
• endorsed
• upheld
• backed
• accepted
• defended
• vowed
• avowed
• vouched
• embraced
• indorsed
• espoused