retract - Similar and Opposite Words

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Here are the synonyms for retract , a list of similar words for retract from our thesaurus that you can use

Verb

formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

Synonyms

• abjure
• forswear
• recant
• resile
• retract

More generic

• disown
• renounce
• repudiate

Verb

pull inward or towards a center

Synonyms

• draw in
• retract

More generic

• attract
• draw
• draw in
• pull
• pull in

More specific

• introvert
• invaginate

Related

• attract
• draw
• draw in
• pull
• pull in

Verb

use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

Synonyms

• draw back
• pull back
• retract

More generic

• pull

Verb

pull away from a source of disgust or fear

Synonyms

• retract
• shrink back

More generic

• cringe
• flinch
• funk
• quail
• recoil
• shrink
• squinch
• wince

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