WITHDRAWING Synonyms: 148 Similar and Opposite Words

withdrawing

verb

present participle of withdraw

as in retreating

to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable) the army was forced to withdraw from the line of battle

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as in retracting

to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to) withdrew the offer of surrender upon hearing the terms

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as in removing

to take away from a place or position withdrew her hand from the table

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Recent Examples of withdrawing During this period, Obayuwana allegedly tried to cash at least three Treasury tax refund checks worth $382,109 and was successful in cashing one, withdrawing $229,109, federal authorities allege. — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 Mementum is trying to run from that fight by withdrawing its letter. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026 Nawrocki responded by withdrawing a state honor awarded to Zelenskyy, further escalating the tensions. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 At the same time, withdrawing your funds prematurely will lead to an early withdrawal penalty, which is likely to be costly on an account of this size. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Neither the government nor Sasol has plans to shutter Secuda, but the modeling by University of Cape Town researchers comes as the company faces shareholder activism and banks withdrawing funding for high-carbon assets. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 24 Aug. 2026 The scheme reportedly involved depositing checks from accounts with insufficient funds, then withdrawing the temporarily available money, leaving the banks to absorb the losses once the checks bounced, court records show. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 Numerous energy projects end up withdrawing entirely from the process. — Ray Fernandez, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 On the last day of the patrol, April 3, Capers and his nine-man team maneuvered slowly and carefully, identifying and withdrawing from three ambush sites. — Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

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Verb

Stepping into the public sphere rather than retreating became both a survival strategy and a refuge—an assertion of political and artistic self-determination.

— Elisa R. Linn, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
The player reported that the man had opened a knife and moved toward him before retreating into his room.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of retreating

Verb

Vivo and Oppo phones have relied on various gimmicks, like smaller gimbals and pop-out lenses, to improve camera performance, though not to the extent of a physically retracting gimbal.

— Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026
The remote control has mixed reviews, with this seemingly retracting from its otherwise glowing reviews.

— Tantse Walter, Space.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of retracting

Verb

The purpose of the system is therefore to create coherence without removing the judgment required to communicate with sensitivity.

— Goran Paun, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
From removing stubborn stains to softening scratchy towels, vinegar consistently tackles the problems that detergents and fabric softeners sometimes leave behind.

— Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of removing

Verb

The sellers, who are retiring, bought the retail space from The Arlington’s original developers back in 2007, Walker said.

— Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026
After retiring the first batter, Palencia, in a scary moment, hit the Diamondbacks’ Jordan Lawlar in the head with his pitch.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of retiring

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Eric Lai, a senior fellow with the Georgetown Center for Asian Law, said every actor in Hong Kong civil society who assumed that renouncing violence and working within the law would be fine has to revise that assumption.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
That starts with renouncing the use of military intervention as a first resort and ending the practice of diplomacy by airstrike.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of renouncing

Verb

The film follows a daughter trying to accompany her mother through her final stage, navigating the challenge of remaining close without denying the loss or imposing a particular way of experiencing it.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Ridley Scott’s representatives are denying the recent report that the director blamed his Gladiator II star Paul Mescal for the film’s underwhelming box office numbers.

— Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of denying

Verb

The Council earlier this month approved an ordinance repealing a July measure that directed the city manager to assess living conditions at the apartments and make emergency repairs.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
That includes prohibiting the construction of AI data centers in rural Texas neighborhoods, reducing the impacts of data centers on local communities, and repealing sales tax exemptions and other incentives.

— Jack Fink, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026