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 In July, Cooper withdrew her petition to sponsor Jean Louis' visa, according to documents reviewed by Fox29. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 As that enormous dome thinned through the Holocene, its margin withdrew up onto Baffin Island, and what’s left today is the deflated core of something that was once two miles thick. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026 The siblings later withdrew from that agreement, prompting the lawyer to step down. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026 On Monday, Chinese manufacturer Kepuni Holdings withdrew plans for a Nasdaq listing that had been expected to raise $15 million. — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 The Florida Democratic Party also claimed a win, saying Republicans backed down and withdrew their lawsuit. — Justin Garcia, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026 Jacksboro softball withdrew from the UIL playoffs in May after self-reporting that a player had participated in more games than allowed under UIL rules. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026 D’Agostini later withdrew his support, sought the appointment himself and announced plans to run for sheriff in 2028. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Collins later formed the Beat and Case the Plimsouls, while Lee continued writing songs but largely withdrew from performing. — Cary Baker, SPIN, 20 Oct. 2026

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As the Laurentide retreated across the plateau, tundra plants colonized the newly bare ground.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
As the world has become more and more connected, governments have retreated from global problems.

— David Miliband, Time, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of retreated

Verb

The great religious thinkers of Antiquity—from Gautama to Pythagoras to Jesus—taught that property should be renounced or held in common.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
China claims Taiwan as its sovereign territory and has never renounced the use of force to achieve unification.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of renounced

Verb

And immigration courts, which ultimately decide whether someone can be removed from the country, face more significant case backlogs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Acton has said that her stepfather repeatedly raped her as a pre-teenage girl and that her family lived in a tent at the time she was removed from their care.

— Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of removed

Verb

Henderson had retired from the sheriff’s office about five months before the crash and was working as a special deputy directing traffic near the University of Cincinnati during graduation.

— Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
OpenAI brought GPT-4o back following the backlash but retired it in February 2026.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of retired

Verb

The analysis shows how severely the department’s Office for Civil Rights has retracted from its mission, launching an average of about 100 new investigations a month — 1,839 total from Inauguration Day in 2025 through July 2026.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026
And not all of the proofs were certified as correct by the automatic logic verification platform Lean—in fact, some have already been retracted after outside scientists found mistakes.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of retracted

Verb

Michael Whatley‘s campaign against Democrat Roy Cooper on Tuesday evening, even as Republican PACs have quietly pulled funding from the race.

— Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026
Wilson is part of the reason three mothers pulled their children this year from a San Diego-area Christian school, which pursued an affiliation with ACCS.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of pulled

Verb

Opposition activists have accused Venezuela's government of blocking Machado's return, a claim denied by Venezuelan authorities.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Opposition activists have accused Venezuela’s government of blocking Machado’s return, a claim denied by Venezuelan authorities.

— Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of denied

Verb

Another questioned whether the move contradicted Fox's earlier public comments about objectification.

— Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Criminal charges against the ICE officer who drove the vehicle are being considered by the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, after surveillance footage contradicted ICE’s claim that Parra Hernandez stepped in front of the vehicle.

— Lekan Oyekanmi, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026