Definition for Retraction:

• The act of drawing back; the state of being drawn back. [ Lat.]

Synonyms for Retraction:

• n.

  •
  • accept.
  •U-turn (noun)
  • eating one word,
  • ueys,
  • uturn,
  • backtrackings,
  • eating one words,
  • u turn,
  • one eighties,
  • eating word,
  • eating ones words,
  • u-eys,
  • eating ones word,
  • eating one's word,
  • change heart,
  • oneeighties,
  • u ey,
  • u eys,
  • one-eighties,
  • oneeighty,
  • one eighty,
  • eating words,
  • change plan.
  •about-face (noun)
  • turnabout,
  • u-turn,
  • 180 degree turn,
  • repeal,
  • switch,
  • Overturning,
  • turn,
  • double,
  • reverse,
  • change.
  •abrogation (noun)
  • discontinuation,
  • ending,
  • invalidation,
  • Quashing,
  • voiding.
  •annulment (noun)
  • abolishment,
  • destruction,
  • divorce,
  • deletion,
  • nullification,
  • dedomiciling,
  • undoing,
  • annihilation,
  • discharge,
  • Disaffirmation,
  • abnegation,
  • negation,
  • Rescindment,
  • eradication,
  • breakup,
  • refutation,
  • Extinguishment,
  • withdrawal,
  • disavowal,
  • obliteration,
  • annulment,
  • neutralization,
  • split up,
  • Erasing,
  • Countermanding,
  • repudiation,
  • elimination,
  • revocation,
  • abatement,
  • Rescinding,
  • dissolution,
  • vitiation,
  • going phfft,
  • dismissal,
  • rejection,
  • Disclamation,
  • abolition.
  •cancellation (noun)
  • Abandoning,
  • retirement,
  • Revoking,
  • invalidating,
  • Overruling,
  • dissolving,
  • Abolishing,
  • Retracting,
  • Canceling,
  • recalling,
  • withdrawing.
  •denial (noun)
  • repulse,
  • Rejecting,
  • dissent,
  • disavowals,
  • noncommittal,
  • disproof,
  • Controversion,
  • declination,
  • adjurations,
  • nix,
  • disproofs,
  • no way,
  • brush-off,
  • prohibition,
  • non-acceptance,
  • Dismissing,
  • rebuff,
  • Repudiating,
  • adjuration,
  • disapproval,
  • turndown,
  • renouncement,
  • renunciation,
  • negative,
  • renouncements,
  • protestation,
  • nay,
  • Disallowance,
  • no ways,
  • nonacceptance,
  • Refutal,
  • non-committal,
  • brushoff,
  • Refraining,
  • cold shoulder,
  • statement abnegation,
  • Abstaining,
  • prohibitions,
  • renegement,
  • Refusing,
  • veto.
  •disclaimer (noun)
  • waiver,
  • dissociation,
  • clause.
  •recantation (noun)
  • Gainsaying,
  • disowning,
  • Renouncing,
  • forswearing,
  • reneging,
  • unsaying,
  • setting aside,
  • abrogation,
  • backing down,
  • stand-down,
  • about-face,
  • backpedaling,
  • contradiction,
  • Contraversion.
  •retraction (noun)
  • abandonment,
  • recantation,
  • backtracking,
  • abjuration.
  •reversal (noun)
  • re-versal,
  • re versal,
  • backpedalings.
  •revocation (noun)
  • re vocation,
  • re-vocation,
  • re-vocations,
  • re vocations.
  •traversal (noun)
  • traversal.
  •turnaround (noun)
  • transpositions,
  • transposition,
  • inversion.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • confessed,
  • confessional,
  • retreat,
  • delegation,
  • disclosure,
  • Retractation,
  • Palinode,
  • confession.
  •
  • rebuttal,
  • declaration.
  •
  • admission.
  •withdrawal
  • secession.

Paraphrases for Retraction:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    withdrawal.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    removal, deterioration, reversal, decline, regression, regress, pullback.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    retract, retreat, revocation, termination, backtracking, downturn, shrinkage.

Antonyms for Retraction:

• n.

  • annulment
    enactment, retention, validation, restoration.
  • cancellation
    allowance, approval, arrangement, permission, establishment.
  • denial
    affirmation, agreement, avowal, Vouching, claim.
  • retraction
    reaffirmation, corroboration, confirmation.

Hyponym for Retraction:

• n.

  • act
    motility, move, movement, motion.