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Synonyms of take back

17 similar words

Another word for take back is recall. Other synonyms of take back are recant, swallow and abjure.

Synonyms and similar words for take back

verbTo retract or withdraw (an earlier statement).

  • recantTo withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.
  • unsay
  • abjureTo renounce (something) upon oath; to forswear; specifically, to recant or retract (a heresy or some other opinion); to...
  • backpedal
  • disavow
  • disown
  • eat one's words figurativelyTo regret or retract what one has said.
  • recallTo withdraw, retract (one's words etc.); to revoke (an order).
  • retractTo take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written); to disavow, to repudiate.
  • revoke
  • swallowTo retract; to recant.
  • walk backTo withdraw or backpedal on a statement or promise.
  • withdrawTo take back (a comment, something written, etc.); to recant, to retract.
  • unspeak rareTo retract what one has spoken, to unsay.
  • withcall rare

verbPhysically so.

verbCulturally so.

  • reappropriateTo reclaim a term that was previously used to disparage the reclaimers' own social group.

Meaning of take back

  1. verb To retract or withdraw (an earlier statement).
  2. verb To cause (someone) to remember some past event or time.
  3. verb To resume a relationship with (someone).

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Questions about synonyms of take back

What is another word for take back?
Take back has 17 synonyms on Word.ws, such as recall, recant, swallow and abjure.
What does take back mean?
Take back means to retract or withdraw (an earlier statement).

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