Synonyms for retraction

Most common

recantation · disavowal · withdrawal · revocation

All synonyms

Noun

Antonyms

assertion, protraction, testimony

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   An act or instance of retracting.

Forms

Plural

retractions → recantations, disavowals, withdrawals, revocations…

Example sentences

• withdrawal Have you experienced withdrawal symptoms in the past?
• disavowal Talia wrote a bitter disavowal of her former beliefs.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

9 letters

disavowal

10 letters

withdrawal³, revocation⁴, rescission³, abjuration

11 letters

recantation⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (withdrawal³ = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français

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