as in to withdraw
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
I take back what I said about her: she's not the fool I thought she was
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for take back
Verb
-
On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom formally withdrew from the European Union.—
Michael Walker,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025 -
The annual auto auction in Canada confirmed Tesla received multiple opportunities to voluntarily withdraw from the event due to safety concerns.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
The incident unfolded after the man staged an elaborate fake proposal in front of his friends, only to retract it as a joke.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
-
On touchdown, investigators determined the side-stay attached to the aircraft’s right main landing gear fractured, the gear retracted, and the right wing broke between the landing gear and fuselage, which is the central part of the plane.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
Renunciation Of Pseudo-Agile: To be truly agile today, teams must be willing to renounce what is commonly misinterpreted as agile.—
Federico Imparatta,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
-
This would be a permanent, binding agreement renouncing their claim to the full territory in exchange for a delimited territory south and/or east of the dividing line.—
Hannah Rae Armstrong,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
Finland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, citing Trump's executive order that the U.S. now only recognizes two sexes, male and female, says if the gender listed on an applicant's passport does not match their gender assigned at birth, their travel permit or visa application can be denied.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2025
-
The original post about Hailey's like has seemingly been removed and the model has denied the allegations through a rep.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
Denying the existence of trans people, bullying them, or undermining their rights contradicts all of these core moral values.—
Rev. Dr. Serene Jones,
TIME,
17 Mar. 2025
-
But when discussing the deal, Mavericks owner Patrick Dumont seemed to completely contradict the reasons of Harrison.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Take back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20back. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share