Synonyms of withdraw

withdraw

verb

wit͟h-ˈdrȯ 

1

as in to retreat

to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)

the army was forced to withdraw from the line of battle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retreat
• retire
• flee
• recede
• evacuate
• fall back
• pull out
• drop back
• lose ground
• give way
• back away
• leave
• fly
• detach
• give ground
• flinch
• shrink
• go
• recoil
• depart
• abandon
• vacate
• disengage
• chicken (out)
• pull away
• quit
• backtrack
• climb down
• disentangle
• back down
• bow out
• backpedal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advance
• confront
• face
• breast
• dare
• defy
• beard
• brave
• brazen
• outbrave

2

as in to renounce

to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)

withdrew the offer of surrender upon hearing the terms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• renounce
• retract
• deny
• repeal
• relinquish
• contradict
• abandon
• refute
• recant
• renege
• take back
• repudiate
• forswear
• abjure
• unsay
• revoke
• disavow
• abnegate
• recall
• spurn
• forsake
• disown
• surrender
• disclaim
• negate
• gainsay
• disagree (with)
• controvert
• disprove
• rebut
• dispute
• disallow
• negative
• give up
• backtrack
• back down
• back off
• bolt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• maintain
• declare
• acknowledge
• adhere (to)
• claim
• assert
• admit
• contend
• state
• affirm
• defend
• support
• proclaim
• accept
• confirm
• adopt
• endorse
• uphold
• back
• profess
• vow
• embrace
• avow
• vouch
• espouse

3

as in to remove

to take away from a place or position

withdrew her hand from the table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remove
• pull
• draw
• extract
• take out
• dislodge
• move
• clear
• draw out
• shift
• cut
• transfer
• abstract
• draw off
• displace
• disturb
• demount
• transpose
• budge
• dislocate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• put
• place
• position
• secure
• mount
• set
• fix
• clamp
• anchor
• embed
• hitch
• entrench
• set up
• lodge
• stick
• site
• implant
• root
• situate
• moor
• ingrain

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of withdraw

In the past two years, a record number of 4,137 Japanese companies fully withdrew from China, according to Teikoku’s data. — Anniek Bao,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026

The president withdrew consideration for a ban after the Group of Seven agreed last week to release up to 100 million barrels of oil and diesel from its emergency stocks. — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

Even before any rap beef, Drake has made his ambivalence towards the Grammys well known, declining to submit More Life in 2018 and withdrawing the submission of Certified Lover Boy in 2022, and Honestly, Nevermind the following year. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2026

In an act of solidarity, all of Sheeran’s other opening acts withdrew from the tour, and at least one radio network pulled Sheeran’s music from its rotation. — Naveen Basavaraj, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026