Synonyms for withdrawal

Most common

coitus interruptus · climb down · backdown · disavowal

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Antonyms

deposit, participation, reinforcement

All antonyms of withdrawal →

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.

2. n. 2

   A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.

3. n. 3

   A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld.

Related words

Phrases

drug withdrawal traumatic withdrawal syndrome withdrawal symptom

Forms

Plural

withdrawals → onanisms, backdowns, disavowals, retractions…

Example sentences

• disavowal Talia wrote a bitter disavowal of her former beliefs.
• exit Many people pushed their way toward the rear exit.
• departure He suggested that we should put off our departure.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

exit²

7 letters

removal³, onanism

8 letters

solitude³, backdown

9 letters

departure³, recession³, deduction³, abduction³, secession³, disavowal

10 letters

retirement⁴, evacuation⁵, detachment³, retraction³

11 letters

recantation⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (exit² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

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