Synonyms for retracted
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ri-trakt |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈtrækt |
Top 10 synonyms for retracted Other synonyms for the word retracted
- abjure
- back
- back out of
- call off
- change one's mind
- countermand
- disclaim
- draw in
- eat one's words
- eliminate
- exclude
- fall back
- forget it
- forswear
- go back on
- have change of heart
- nig
- pull in
- recall
- recede
- reel in
- repeal
- repudiate
- rescind
- retreat
- retrocede
- retrograde
- reverse
- revoke
- rule out
- sheathe
- suspend
- take back
- take in
- unsay
- welsh
- withdraw
Définition of retracted
Origin :- early 15c., "to draw (something) back," from Old French retracter (14c.) and directly from Latin retractus, past participle of retrahere "to draw back" (see retraction). Sense of "to revoke, recant, take back" is attested from 1540s, probably a back-formation from retraction. Related: Retracted; retracting.
- verb take back; renege on
- Orders were given, orders were retracted and given again, and then again retracted.
- Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
- Although she had apologized for speaking her thought she had not retracted the thought itself.
- Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- When he came to die, however, he retracted what he had alleged of Elizabeth.
- Extract from : « Queen Elizabeth » by Jacob Abbott
- Chip refused, but he long remembered why he retracted his refusal.
- Extract from : « The Letter of the Contract » by Basil King
- "Oh, I don't suppose I should call it exactly scared," retracted Bess.
- Extract from : « Nan Sherwood at Palm Beach » by Annie Roe Carr
- You say he hath retracted: I say, many particulars are not retracted.
- Extract from : « State Trials, Political and Social » by Various
- Linda indeed had twice before assented, and had twice retracted her word.
- Extract from : « Linda Tressel » by Anthony Trollope
- If it is valid it cannot be retracted, any more than the dead can be brought to life.
- Extract from : « The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Six » by Abraham Lincoln
- The war might be continued, as it was; but such a confession could never be retracted.
- Extract from : « Benjamin Franklin » by John Torrey Morse, Jr.
- But it had been uttered; and, let what apology there may be made, a word uttered cannot be retracted.
- Extract from : « The Prime Minister » by Anthony Trollope
Antonyms for retracted
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