Synonyms for withdraw
wɪðˈdrɔ, wɪθ-with·draw

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1. withdrawverb

   The central idea of withdrawing makes abstract in common speech a euphemism for appropriate (unlawfully), purloin, steal. In mental processes we discriminate between objects by distinguishing their differences; we separate some one element from all that does not necessarily belong to it, abstract it, and view it alone. We may separate two ideas, and hold both in mind in comparison or contrast; but when we abstract one of them, we drop the other out of thought. The mind is abstracted when it is withdrawn from all other subjects and concentrated upon one, diverted when it is drawn away from what it would or should attend to by some other interest, distracted when the attention is divided among different subjects, so that it can not be given properly to any. The trouble with the distracted person is that he is not abstracted. Compare DISCERN.

   Synonyms:
   abstract, appropriate, detach, discriminate, distinguish, distract, divert, eliminate, purloin, remove, separate, steal, take away

   Antonyms:
   add, combine, complete, conjoin, fill up, increase, restore, strengthen, unite

   Preposition:
   The purse may be abstracted from the pocket; the substance from the accidents; a book into a compend.

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1. withdraw

   Synonyms:
   retract, recal, revoke, wrest, retreat, retire, recede, take back

   Antonyms:
   offer, proffer, propound, produce, afford, confirm, reiterate, repeat

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1. withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move backverb

   pull back or move away or backward

   "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

   Synonyms:
   call in, swallow, sequester, lose, seclude, crawfish out, drop off, retire, crawfish, hit the hay, retreat, take, back away, strike out, back out, put out, take back, hit the sack, pull away, take out, fall back, unsay, turn in, crawl in, bow out, fall behind, draw back, recede, bed, sack out, recall, move back, retrograde, call back, go to sleep, sequestrate, draw, pull in one's horns, take away, go to bed, adjourn, disengage, draw off, retract, pull back, kip down, remove

   Antonyms:
   bank, deposit

2. retire, withdrawverb

   withdraw from active participation

   "He retired from chess"

   Synonyms:
   swallow, sequester, crawl in, seclude, back away, crawfish out, retire, crawfish, retreat, take, call in, strike out, back out, put out, take back, hit the sack, pull away, take out, unsay, turn in, bow out, draw back, go to sleep, bed, sack out, recall, move back, recede, hit the hay, call back, sequestrate, draw, draw off, take away, go to bed, adjourn, disengage, pull back, kip down, pull in one's horns, remove

   Antonyms:
   bank, deposit

3. disengage, withdrawverb

   release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles

   "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"

   Synonyms:
   recall, take back, call in, draw back, take away, sequester, swallow, unsay, back away, draw off, draw, seclude, take, retire, free, pull back, remove, back out, call back, crawfish, move back, retreat, sequestrate, recede, bow out, disengage, take out, pull in one's horns, adjourn, crawfish out, pull away

   Antonyms:
   bank, deposit

4. recall, call in, call back, withdrawverb

   cause to be returned

   "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"

   Synonyms:
   swallow, sequester, echo, seclude, back away, crawfish out, retire, recollect, crawfish, retreat, visit, take, call in, back out, hark back, call up, take back, return, come back, pull away, take out, think, disengage, unsay, bow out, draw back, recede, recall, move back, call back, call, sequestrate, draw, draw off, take away, adjourn, remember, retrieve, pull back, pull in one's horns, remove

   Antonyms:
   bank, deposit

5. swallow, take back, unsay, withdrawverb

   take back what one has said

   "He swallowed his words"

   Synonyms:
   swallow, bring back, eat up, sequester, repossess, seclude, back away, crawfish out, return, crawfish, retreat, get down, take, call in, back out, retire, take back, pull away, take out, swallow up, unsay, bow out, draw back, recede, bury, recall, move back, call back, sequestrate, draw, draw off, accept, take away, adjourn, disengage, immerse, pull back, live with, pull in one's horns, remove

   Antonyms:
   deposit, bank

6. seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdrawverb

   keep away from others

   "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"

   Synonyms:
   call in, swallow, attach, sequester, impound, seclude, crawfish out, keep apart, retire, crawfish, retreat, take, back away, confiscate, take back, set apart, back out, pull away, take out, unsay, bow out, draw back, seize, recede, recall, move back, call back, sequestrate, draw, draw off, take away, adjourn, disengage, isolate, pull back, pull in one's horns, remove

   Antonyms:
   bank, deposit

7. adjourn, withdraw, retireverb

   break from a meeting or gathering

   "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"

   Synonyms:
   call in, swallow, sequester, crawl in, seclude, crawfish out, retire, recess, crawfish, retreat, take, back away, break up, strike out, back out, put out, take back, hit the sack, pull away, take out, unsay, turn in, bow out, draw back, recede, bed, sack out, recall, move back, hit the hay, call back, go to sleep, sequestrate, draw, pull in one's horns, take away, go to bed, adjourn, disengage, draw off, pull back, kip down, remove

   Antonyms:
   deposit, bank

8. bow out, withdrawverb

   retire gracefully

   "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"

   Synonyms:
   call in, swallow, sequester, seclude, crawfish out, retire, crawfish, retreat, take, back away, back out, take back, pull away, take out, recall, back down, unsay, bow out, draw back, back off, chicken out, move back, recede, call back, pull out, sequestrate, draw, pull in one's horns, take away, adjourn, disengage, draw off, pull back, remove

   Antonyms:
   bank, deposit

9. withdraw, draw, take out, draw offverb

   remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

   "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"

   Synonyms:
   run, tie, draw, pull away, suck, recall, cast, pull up, pull, draw and quarter, reap, draw in, draw away, retire, bow out, crawfish, crawfish out, disengage, pull back, disembowel, take up, omit, extract, seclude, sequestrate, remove, pull in one's horns, call back, move out, absorb, sop up, take out, eviscerate, unpack, pull in, move back, exclude, buy food, take, quarter, make, adjourn, call in, pull out, get, describe, puff, take away, soak up, drag, recede, take in, excerpt, attract, swallow, force, sequester, back out, trace, imbibe, ask out, except, thread, draw out, draw back, draw off, leave out, unsay, pass, line, invite out, take back, suck up, delineate, string, guide, leave off, depict, retreat, get out, back away, pull off

   Antonyms:
   deposit, bank

10. retire, withdrawverb

    lose interest

    "he retired from life when his wife died"

    Synonyms:
    swallow, sequester, crawl in, seclude, back away, crawfish out, retire, crawfish, retreat, take, call in, strike out, back out, put out, take back, hit the sack, pull away, take out, unsay, turn in, bow out, draw back, go to sleep, bed, sack out, recall, move back, recede, hit the hay, call back, sequestrate, draw, draw off, take away, go to bed, adjourn, disengage, pull back, kip down, pull in one's horns, remove

    Antonyms:
    deposit, bank

11. retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdrawverb

    make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

    "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"

    Synonyms:
    recall, retract, call in, draw back, take away, sequester, swallow, back out, back away, draw off, remove, seclude, take, retire, draw, take back, pull back, call back, retrograde, crawfish, move back, retreat, sequestrate, recede, bow out, pull away, take out, adjourn, pull in one's horns, unsay, crawfish out, disengage

    Antonyms:
    bank, deposit

12. remove, take, take away, withdrawverb

    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

    "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

    Synonyms:
    require, absent, read, hit, occupy, subscribe to, lead, ingest, take on, carry, deal, assume, pull away, have, hold, engage, study, learn, fill, exact, polish off, choose, bear off, necessitate, recall, consume, call in, drive, hire, retire, consider, need, rent, bear away, off, pick out, crawfish out, disengage, pull back, back out, draw, contract, adopt, seclude, film, remove, demand, pull in one's horns, call back, move out, lease, take aim, take out, take up, train, strike, use up, select, take, get rid of, make, claim, adjourn, transfer, get, get hold of, murder, take away, pack, take back, recede, call for, take in, bring, swallow, submit, convey, sequester, shoot, aim, sequestrate, carry away, direct, charter, crawfish, contain, draw back, draw off, carry off, unsay, subscribe, slay, move back, detract, involve, acquire, look at, postulate, bow out, accept, guide, admit, dispatch, retreat, back away, ask, conduct, bump off

    Antonyms:
    deposit, bank

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1. abjure

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1. withdrawverb

   Synonyms:
   remove, subduct, subduce, subtract, take away

2. withdrawverb

   Synonyms:
   wean, disengage, draw off

3. withdrawverb

   Synonyms:
   retract, recall, recant, disavow, revoke, abjure, take back

4. withdrawverb

   Synonyms:
   retire, retreat, secede, depart, decamp, go away, be off, go off

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1. withdrawverb

   Synonyms:
   retire, retreat, quit, recall, retract, recant, disavow

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1. List of paraphrases for "withdraw":

   withdrawal, withdraws, remove, withdrawing, pullout, withdrawn, revoke, retire, retract, pulls, removing, pull, withdrew, retreat, pullback, removal, draw, lift, cut

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How to use withdraw in a sentence?

1. President Tayyip Erdogan:

   Turkey may consider providing logistical support based on the evolution of the situation, iran and the terrorist groups must withdraw.

2. Melissa Howard:

   I have come to the realization that the right thing to do for my community is to withdraw from the race. I will do so today.

3. Sky Sports:

   I hate to say this but yesterday( Saturday) at the end of this show I was just hoping that he would n’t make the cut, that he ’d just finish one outside, not because I do n’t want to see Tiger Woods play, we always want to see Tiger Woods play, but you could just see Tiger Woods was in agony trying to get around there and it was n’t a surprise at all to be honest that Tiger Woods had to withdraw.

4. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   I didn't ask France to withdraw from the JCPOA (Iran deal) because I think it is basically going to be dissolved by the weight of economic forces, if you have a bad deal you don't have to stick to it especially if you see that Iran is conquering one country after another and you cannot divorce this from Iran's aggression in the (Middle East) region.

5. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy:

   You watched what happened in Afghanistan, that botched action. Why did we close Bagram’s base? Why did we allow those prisoners to get out? Why would we even close in the summer and withdraw? Why would we withdraw without bringing out all the Americans first? All of these decisions should actually be investigated, so they don't get repeated.