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Pronunciation:

[ ɹɪtɹˈakt], [ ɹɪtɹˈakt], [ ɹ_ɪ_t_ɹ_ˈa_k_t]

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Similar words for retract:

• abrogate (noun)
• back-pedal (noun)
• draw back (noun)
• pull back (noun)
• resile (noun)
• retract (noun)
• abjure (verb)
• abrogate (verb)
• annul (verb)
• apologize (verb)
• back (verb)
• backpedal (verb)
• cancel (verb)
• countermand (verb)
• disclaim (verb)
• disown (verb)
• forswear (verb)
• go back/go back on (verb)
• negate (verb)
• put in reverse direction (verb)
• recall (verb)
• recant (verb)
• recede (verb)
• renounce (verb)
• repudiate (verb)
• rescind (verb)
• retrocede (verb)
• reverse (verb)
• revoke (verb)
• secede (verb)
• turn (verb)
• vacate (verb)
• other synonyms
• abjure
• annul
• apologize
• back
• backtrack
• forswear
• give up
• go back
• negate
• other relevant words
• recede
• rescind
• secede

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Synonyms for Retract:

• n.

  •
  • debunk,
  • explode,
  • dispute,
  • disprove,
  • remove,
  • discredit,
  • confound,
  • deflate,
  • take in,
  • disabuse.
  •
  • contraction,
  • constrict,
  • shrink,
  • take back,
  • contract,
  • compact,
  • wax and wane.
  •
  • show.
  •
  • approach.
  • abrogate (noun)
  • abrogate.
  • back-pedal (noun)
  • back-pedal.
  • draw back (noun)
  • draw,
  • draw back.
  • pull back (noun)
  • pull back.
  • resile (noun)
  • resile.
  • retract (noun)
  • draw in,
  • shrink back.

• v.

  • abjure (verb)
  • with drawn,
  • abstained from,
  • with drew,
  • abstaining from,
  • with-drew,
  • re tracts,
  • with-draws,
  • with drawing,
  • with draws,
  • re tract,
  • with-drawing,
  • with-draw,
  • re-tract,
  • re-tracts,
  • with draw,
  • with-drawn.
  • abrogate (verb)
  • in-validating,
  • in validating,
  • dis-solved,
  • dis-solves,
  • re-pealing,
  • in validated,
  • un doing,
  • in-validated,
  • dis solve,
  • un does,
  • in-validates,
  • nixed,
  • re pealed,
  • in validate,
  • re pealing,
  • un-did,
  • un done,
  • un-does,
  • re peal,
  • un did,
  • re peals,
  • in-validate,
  • re-peals,
  • dis-solving,
  • dis solving,
  • dis solved,
  • finishing off,
  • re-pealed,
  • dis solves,
  • re-peal,
  • un-doing,
  • in validates,
  • finishes off,
  • dis-solve.
  • annul (verb)
  • extinguish,
  • annul,
  • disclaim,
  • abolish,
  • destroy,
  • undo,
  • eradicate,
  • efface,
  • reject,
  • neutralize,
  • nullify,
  • invalidate,
  • delete,
  • dissolve,
  • divorce,
  • obliterate,
  • Disaffirm,
  • dismiss,
  • refute,
  • veto,
  • eliminate,
  • withdraw.
  • apologize (verb)
  • begging pardon,
  • asking pardon,
  • excused oneself,
  • gets down on knees,
  • gotten down on knees,
  • offered excuse,
  • said one is sorry,
  • makes for,
  • saying is sorry,
  • gave satisfaction,
  • made up with,
  • gives satisfaction,
  • makes reparations,
  • getting down knees,
  • gat down knees,
  • clears oneself,
  • saying one is sorry,
  • got down on knees,
  • asks forgiveness,
  • get down knees,
  • offering compensation,
  • begged pardon,
  • makes up with,
  • gets down knees,
  • bowing to,
  • offered compensation,
  • excuses oneself,
  • say is sorry,
  • offering excuse,
  • making reparations,
  • said is sorry,
  • asked pardon,
  • admitted guilt,
  • got down knees,
  • make with,
  • admits guilt,
  • gotten down knees,
  • bows to,
  • says is sorry,
  • making up with,
  • makes with,
  • says one is sorry,
  • excusing oneself,
  • made with,
  • gat down on knees,
  • asked forgiveness,
  • asking forgiveness,
  • making up for,
  • getting down on knees,
  • cleared oneself,
  • admitting guilt,
  • offers compensation,
  • clearing oneself,
  • asks pardon,
  • making with,
  • cop plea,
  • begs pardon,
  • makes up for,
  • bowed to,
  • offers excuse.
  • back (verb)
  • drave back,
  • re pulsed,
  • re-treat,
  • re-treating,
  • re pulses,
  • re tires,
  • re-pulsed,
  • re-treats,
  • re-pulses,
  • re-tires,
  • drives back,
  • drove back,
  • re-treated,
  • re treating,
  • re tire,
  • re tired,
  • re pulse,
  • re treat,
  • re tiring,
  • re treats,
  • re-pulsing,
  • re treated,
  • re pulsing,
  • re-tire,
  • re-tiring,
  • re-pulse.
  • backpedal (verb)
  • about face,
  • re-thought,
  • re think,
  • re thinks,
  • re-think,
  • re-thinks,
  • re-thinking,
  • re thought,
  • about faced,
  • about facing,
  • re thinking.
  • cancel (verb)
  • declares invalid,
  • re dressed,
  • dis-cards,
  • putting an end to,
  • counter-acted,
  • counter-poise,
  • counter balance,
  • counter poise,
  • compensates for,
  • re dressing,
  • over throws,
  • counter-act,
  • declaring invalid,
  • counter-checking,
  • re-dresses,
  • over-throws,
  • counter-poised,
  • counter-check,
  • re deem,
  • re-deems,
  • dis-carding,
  • counter balanced,
  • puts end to,
  • over-thrown,
  • renders inert,
  • counter balances,
  • dis card,
  • re deemed,
  • counter checking,
  • counter-checks,
  • dis-card,
  • balancing out,
  • re-deeming,
  • over thrown,
  • counter poised,
  • counter acting,
  • dis carded,
  • putting end to,
  • counter-acts,
  • counter balancing,
  • counter poises,
  • counter-checked,
  • counter acted,
  • rendering inert,
  • over-throwing,
  • rendered inert,
  • balanced out,
  • Counterchecked,
  • over throw,
  • re-deem,
  • counter-balanced,
  • dis carding,
  • over-threw,
  • counter check,
  • counter poising,
  • re deems,
  • re deeming,
  • over throwing,
  • re dresses,
  • counter-balancing,
  • re dress,
  • puts an end to,
  • re-dressing,
  • counter-acting,
  • re-dress,
  • dis-carded,
  • counter-poising,
  • dis cards,
  • over-throw,
  • balances out,
  • counter-poises,
  • counter checked,
  • re-dressed,
  • sets aside,
  • counter act,
  • counter checks,
  • over threw,
  • counter acts.
  • countermand (verb)
  • over rode,
  • over-rode,
  • over ridden,
  • over-riding,
  • over rides,
  • over-ridden,
  • over ride,
  • over-rides,
  • over riding.
  • disclaim (verb)
  • dis affirming,
  • dis acknowledge,
  • re fusing,
  • dis-acknowledged,
  • dis-acknowledge,
  • dis affirms,
  • be-littles,
  • dis-affirm,
  • dis allowed,
  • dis acknowledged,
  • dis acknowledging,
  • dis avows,
  • dis affirmed,
  • dis-affirmed,
  • dis-avow,
  • dis-allowed,
  • be-little,
  • dis-affirming,
  • dis claimed,
  • dis-claims,
  • dis avow,
  • re fuses,
  • dis allows,
  • dis affirm,
  • de cline,
  • washing hands of,
  • divorced oneself from,
  • re-fuse,
  • dis allow,
  • turns back on,
  • dis-allowing,
  • de clines,
  • dis-avowing,
  • divorced from,
  • divorcing oneself from,
  • dis-avowed,
  • dis-claim,
  • de-cline,
  • divorces from,
  • re-fused,
  • dis-allows,
  • dis-claiming,
  • dis claims,
  • dis-acknowledging,
  • de-clines,
  • re fuse,
  • divorcing from,
  • re fused,
  • turning back on,
  • dis claiming,
  • washes hands of,
  • dis acknowledges,
  • dis-claimed,
  • washed hands of,
  • be littles,
  • dis-affirms,
  • dis allowing,
  • dis avowing,
  • dis-avows,
  • dis avowed,
  • dis-allow,
  • dis-acknowledges,
  • divorces oneself from,
  • dis claim.
  • disown (verb)
  • dis owned,
  • refusing to recognize,
  • dis-owning,
  • refused recognize,
  • refuses recognize,
  • refusing recognize,
  • refuses to recognize,
  • refused to recognize,
  • dis owning,
  • dis-owned,
  • refuse recognize.
  • forswear (verb)
  • swore off,
  • sware off,
  • swears off.
  • go back/go back on (verb)
  • Re-turn,
  • be tray,
  • was unfaithful,
  • were unfaithful,
  • be trays,
  • de sert,
  • re turning,
  • wert unfaithful,
  • re turns,
  • re-turns,
  • am unfaithful,
  • are unfaithful,
  • wast unfaithful,
  • leave the lurch,
  • be-trays,
  • being unfaithful,
  • art unfaithful,
  • is unfaithful,
  • de-sert,
  • ran out on,
  • re-turned,
  • leave lurch,
  • be-tray,
  • re-turning,
  • runs out on,
  • re turn.
  • negate (verb)
  • flew the face of,
  • fly face of,
  • cancels out,
  • dis-prove,
  • dis proving,
  • re butting,
  • dis-proves,
  • flying in the face of,
  • re-butted,
  • flew face of,
  • be-lying,
  • dis proved,
  • be lying,
  • flies in the face of,
  • dis-proving,
  • flew in the face of,
  • flies in face of,
  • flies face of,
  • turning thumbs down,
  • be lied,
  • flies the face of,
  • re butted,
  • re-butting,
  • flying in face of,
  • dis proves,
  • flying face of,
  • flying the face of,
  • canceling out,
  • be-lied,
  • flew in face of,
  • dis prove,
  • dis-proved,
  • turns thumbs down,
  • turned thumbs down,
  • fly the face of.
  • put in reverse direction (verb)
  • back.
  • recall (verb)
  • dis-mantles,
  • dis-qualifying,
  • re-call,
  • dis-mantling,
  • calling in,
  • dis qualified,
  • dis-missing,
  • un-say,
  • calls in,
  • dis-missed,
  • re called,
  • un-says,
  • dis-qualify,
  • dis-mantle,
  • dis-qualifies,
  • dis qualifying,
  • un say,
  • un saying,
  • dis missing,
  • re-calling,
  • re calling,
  • dis mantled,
  • re calls,
  • dis-mantled,
  • dis missed,
  • dis qualifies,
  • re-called,
  • dis mantles,
  • dis-qualified,
  • dis mantling,
  • palinoding,
  • re call,
  • un says,
  • dis mantle,
  • re-calls,
  • un-saying,
  • dis qualify,
  • palinoded.
  • recant (verb)
  • dials back,
  • go back one's word,
  • goes back ones word,
  • dialing back,
  • ate one words,
  • re-canted,
  • worming out of,
  • goes back one's word,
  • eats words,
  • going back on one word,
  • going back on one's word,
  • going back one word,
  • goes back on one word,
  • weaseling out,
  • worms out of,
  • eating one words,
  • go back on ones word,
  • went back on one word,
  • go back ones word,
  • goes back on word,
  • weasels out,
  • re canted,
  • went back one word,
  • wormed out of,
  • re-canting,
  • went back on ones word,
  • ate ones words,
  • eat words,
  • goes back on one's word,
  • eating words,
  • goes back on ones word,
  • went back word,
  • ate words,
  • go back on one word,
  • going back ones word,
  • went back ones word,
  • eat ones words,
  • eats one's words,
  • going back one's word,
  • went back on one's word,
  • eats one words,
  • going back on word,
  • went back on word,
  • went back one's word,
  • goes back word,
  • going back on ones word,
  • re canting,
  • eat one words,
  • goes back one word,
  • go back word,
  • dialled back,
  • eats ones words,
  • weaseled out,
  • go back one word,
  • dialling back,
  • ate one's words,
  • dialed back,
  • eating ones words,
  • going back word.
  • recede (verb)
  • de parts,
  • de crease,
  • de parting,
  • retro-grade,
  • retro-grading,
  • de part,
  • re-cedes,
  • de-crease,
  • dies off,
  • re-ceding,
  • de creased,
  • retro graded,
  • de parted,
  • died off,
  • re ceding,
  • re duce,
  • de-parting,
  • sub side,
  • re cedes,
  • re-cede,
  • de-creased,
  • re-ceded,
  • de-parts,
  • retro-grades,
  • sub sided,
  • de creases,
  • de-creasing,
  • dieing off,
  • re cede,
  • retro-graded,
  • drained away,
  • de creasing,
  • re ceded,
  • sub-sides,
  • de-parted,
  • retro grade,
  • de-creases,
  • flowed back,
  • drains away,
  • de-part,
  • sub sides,
  • re-duce,
  • retro grading,
  • re duces,
  • retro grades,
  • re-duces.
  • renounce (verb)
  • abandon,
  • renounce,
  • backslide,
  • cross,
  • deny,
  • disavow,
  • desert,
  • defect,
  • abdicate,
  • abnegate,
  • betray.
  • repudiate (verb)
  • de-fault,
  • dis inheriting,
  • dis-honors,
  • de faulted,
  • am against,
  • tergiversing,
  • were against,
  • dis-honoring,
  • dis honoring,
  • dis-inherited,
  • dis-inheriting,
  • re probating,
  • dis-approved,
  • wash ones hands of,
  • wert against,
  • dis approve,
  • dis inherit,
  • washed one's hands of,
  • dis inherits,
  • dis-honor,
  • washed one hands of,
  • tergiversed,
  • washes ones hands of,
  • wast against,
  • was against,
  • washes one hands of,
  • art against,
  • de-faults,
  • dis-approves,
  • dis approves,
  • dis-approving,
  • washing ones hands of,
  • being against,
  • dis honors,
  • re-probated,
  • washing one's hands of,
  • de-faulting,
  • dis honor,
  • re-probate,
  • washed ones hands of,
  • dis approving,
  • re probate,
  • washes one's hands of,
  • washing one hands of,
  • dis-inherit,
  • dis-inherits,
  • tergiverses,
  • de-faulted,
  • dis-honored,
  • dis-approve,
  • de faulting,
  • dis honored,
  • wash one hands of,
  • dis inherited,
  • de faults,
  • are against,
  • de fault,
  • dis approved,
  • re-probates.
  • rescind (verb)
  • re move,
  • over turning,
  • wangling out,
  • pulls the plug,
  • pull plug,
  • over-turn,
  • backs out of,
  • backed out of,
  • crawling out of,
  • re-moving,
  • re moved,
  • over turns,
  • pulling plug,
  • x-outing,
  • backwatering,
  • wangles out,
  • x-outs,
  • over-turning,
  • backing out of,
  • re-move,
  • re moving,
  • crawled out of,
  • xouting,
  • x-outed,
  • pulled plug,
  • x outed,
  • pulled the plug,
  • x outing,
  • x outs,
  • xout,
  • wangled out,
  • xouted,
  • backwatered,
  • pulls plug,
  • xouts,
  • re-moves,
  • crawls out of.
  • retrocede (verb)
  • retracing one's steps,
  • retrace ones steps,
  • retraced ones steps,
  • retrace one steps,
  • retraced one's steps,
  • retro-ceding,
  • retracing one steps,
  • retraces ones steps,
  • retro-cedes,
  • retracing steps,
  • retro cede,
  • retracing ones steps,
  • retraced one steps,
  • retraces one steps,
  • retraces one's steps,
  • retro cedes,
  • retro-ceded,
  • retraced steps,
  • retro ceding,
  • retro ceded,
  • retraces steps,
  • retro-cede.
  • reverse (verb)
  • over-rules,
  • declared null void,
  • over-set,
  • declares null void,
  • over-ruled,
  • flipflopped,
  • flip flopped,
  • declare null void,
  • declares null and void,
  • over-rule,
  • up-sets,
  • over ruling,
  • re versed,
  • turns around,
  • over setting,
  • turning tables,
  • flipflopping,
  • re-versed,
  • Oversetting,
  • over ruled,
  • over rules,
  • up setting,
  • up sets,
  • re verse,
  • oversets,
  • declaring null void,
  • declaring null and void,
  • over-sets,
  • turn tables,
  • re-verse,
  • turns tables,
  • turns the tables,
  • re versing,
  • over sets,
  • flip flopping,
  • turned tables,
  • flip-flopped,
  • over-setting,
  • up-set,
  • over-ruling,
  • re-versing,
  • turning the tables,
  • up-setting.
  • revoke (verb)
  • counter ordering,
  • counterordered,
  • counter-orders,
  • counter-ordering,
  • counterordering,
  • counter-ordered,
  • counter ordered,
  • counter orders,
  • counterorders,
  • counter-order.
  • secede (verb)
  • Re sign,
  • re signs,
  • dis affiliating,
  • re signed,
  • dis affiliates,
  • dis affiliate,
  • re-signs,
  • dis-affiliating,
  • dis-affiliated,
  • dis-affiliate,
  • re-signed,
  • re signing,
  • dis-affiliates,
  • dis affiliated.
  • turn (verb)
  • talked in to,
  • changing sides,
  • talking in to,
  • talk in to,
  • changed sides,
  • talks in to,
  • talked into,
  • changes sides,
  • prevail up on,
  • talks into,
  • brings round,
  • bringing round,
  • brought round.
  • vacate (verb)
  • moves out of,
  • moves out,
  • moving out of,
  • moving out,
  • moved out of.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • Retrocede.
  •
  • shrinkage.
  •
  • retrogress,
  • ebb,
  • retrograde.
  •
  • thin.
  • abjure
  • abstains from,
  • Withdrew,
  • abstain from.
  • annul
  • kill,
  • expunge,
  • blotting out,
  • get off the hook,
  • blot out,
  • blotted out,
  • render null and void.
  • apologize
  • beg pardon,
  • make up with,
  • makes amends,
  • clear oneself,
  • made amends,
  • get down on knees,
  • making amends,
  • admit guilt,
  • ask pardon,
  • make up for,
  • give satisfaction,
  • ask forgiveness,
  • made up for,
  • giving satisfaction,
  • make reparations,
  • excuse oneself,
  • make for,
  • offer compensation,
  • made for,
  • make amends,
  • bow to,
  • made reparations,
  • say one is sorry,
  • making for,
  • offer excuse.
  • back
  • retreating,
  • fall back,
  • driving back,
  • Repulsing,
  • drive back.
  • backtrack
  • backpedal.
  • forswear
  • swear off,
  • give up,
  • swearing off,
  • Forsworn,
  • forswear.
  • give up
  • abjure.
  • go back
  • go back.
  • negate
  • turn down,
  • cancelled out,
  • canceled out,
  • fly in the face of,
  • cancelling out,
  • Negativing,
  • cancel out,
  • turn thumbs down,
  • fly in face of,
  • Negatived.
  • Other relevant words:
  • setting aside,
  • reverse,
  • revoke,
  • counter order,
  • recall,
  • nixing,
  • turned back on,
  • turn back on,
  • go back on one's word,
  • eating one's words,
  • turning around,
  • cancel,
  • unsay,
  • put end to,
  • call in,
  • be unfaithful,
  • render inert,
  • apologize,
  • finished off,
  • suppress,
  • Overset,
  • worm out of,
  • unsays,
  • negate,
  • balance out,
  • turned the tables,
  • vacate,
  • talk into,
  • turn the tables,
  • recant,
  • ratting,
  • up set,
  • counter-balances,
  • declare invalid,
  • parted with,
  • over set,
  • countermand,
  • over-ride,
  • rethink,
  • set aside,
  • is against,
  • countercheck,
  • welsh,
  • move out of,
  • Quashed,
  • Reprobating,
  • run out on,
  • Reversing,
  • move out,
  • torpedo,
  • declared invalid,
  • flip-flopping,
  • divorce from,
  • running out on,
  • secede,
  • declared null and void,
  • leave in lurch,
  • change sides,
  • refuse to recognize,
  • go back on word,
  • Reprobated,
  • declare null and void,
  • dial back,
  • retrace steps,
  • rewind,
  • quash,
  • be against,
  • Torpedoes,
  • counterpoised,
  • counterchecks,
  • called in,
  • divorce oneself from,
  • repudiate,
  • turn,
  • compensated for,
  • go back on,
  • disown,
  • part with,
  • compensate for,
  • compensating for,
  • offsetting,
  • tergiverse,
  • moved out,
  • Counterpoising,
  • counterorder,
  • wash one's hands of,
  • Ratted,
  • rescind,
  • be little,
  • torpedoed,
  • counter-balance,
  • put an end to,
  • turned around,
  • wash hands of,
  • Counterchecking,
  • parting with,
  • eat one's words,
  • bring round,
  • finish off,
  • torpedoing,
  • weasel out,
  • turn around,
  • unsaying,
  • retrace one's steps,
  • backtrack,
  • Voided.
  • recede
  • offing,
  • draining away,
  • dying off,
  • recede,
  • flowing back,
  • Retrograded,
  • drain away,
  • went away,
  • flows back,
  • goes away,
  • offed,
  • retrogrades,
  • flow back,
  • go away,
  • Retrograding,
  • tapers,
  • OFFS,
  • going away,
  • die off.
  • rescind
  • crawl out of,
  • pull the plug,
  • wangle out,
  • pulling the plug,
  • back out of,
  • over turn,
  • backwater,
  • backwaters.
  • secede
  • disaffiliate,
  • disaffiliated,
  • disaffiliating,
  • disaffiliates.

How to use "Retract" in context?

Paraphrases for Retract:

• Independent

  • Verb, base form
    cancel, collect, discontinue, extract, forego, re-enter, recall, reclaim, reconsider, recoup, recover, regain, relinquish, renounce, repeal, rescind, retrace, retrieve, revert, revisit, revoke, shove, shrink, sink, terminate, waive, withhold.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    retractable.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    retraction.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    remove.
  • Verb, base form
    abandon, backtrack, remove, withdraw.

Homophones for Retract:

• retracted, redirect, ride roughshod, retrorocket.