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 The road map involves Hamas gradually giving up its weapons while Israeli forces halt attacks and begin withdrawing from Gaza. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026 Dozens of additional settlers arrived, moving boulders into the road and throwing rocks at the security forces, who were seen firing sound grenades and spraying settlers with pepper spray before withdrawing. — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 Trump announced last month that there had been a breakthrough in his plan to end the war, with Israeli forces withdrawing as Hamas disarms and an International Stabilization Force working with a new Palestinian police force to secure the enclave. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 Similarly, Maryland lawmakers proposed a bill that would study the possibility of withdrawing from PJM. — Adrianne Fantasia, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2026 Koepka’s path into the FedEx Cup Playoffs seemed unlikely after withdrawing from the Rocket Mortgage Classic. — Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 But that theory began to unravel when investigators discovered someone was still withdrawing money from Herr's bank account. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Interim County Executive Phil LeVota was indicted on federal bribery charges after allegedly offering a candidate a six-figure county job in exchange for withdrawing from the county executive race. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026 In 1982, invading Israeli forces occupied the city, withdrawing three years later. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for withdrawing

Verb

It’s made up of nine river rooms and three junior suites, so staying here feels more like retreating to a private waterside residence than checking into a city stay.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
Yet some of retail’s fastest-growing companies are not retreating from physical stores.

— Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of retreating

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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

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
In these photographs, the maternal body enters spaces designed around seduction, aspiration, and idealized femininity without renouncing any of them.

— Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of renouncing

Verb

Tiffany has called for repealing the state tax incentive for data centers, while Crowley has not.

— Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
New analysis recommends strengthening the regulations A new policy analysis by ecologists and forest management experts examined the potential local and large-scale impacts of repealing the Roadless Rule.

— Dan Peck, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026