Synonyms for retraction
rɪˈtræk ʃənre·trac·tion

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1. retraction, abjuration, recantationnoun

   a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

   Synonyms:
   recantation, abjuration

2. retractionnoun

   the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back

   "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin"

   Synonyms:
   recantation, abjuration

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1. • Disavowal
   • Motion

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. retractionnoun

   Synonyms:
   recantation, abjuration, revocation

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1. retractionnoun

   Synonyms:
   recantation, rescission, disavowal

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1. List of paraphrases for "retraction":

   retract, withdrawal, retreat

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1. Jonathan Catley:

   The stories about the retraction won't have the same SEO' juice' as the earlier negative stories.

2. Clifford Villanueva Villalon:

   Be firm in every word you say. There is no remorse in retraction.

3. David Stilwell:

   To date, and then given the retraction of the Extradition Act, the determination is still that Hong Kong is in accordance with the Hong Kong Policy Act, has sufficient autonomy to continue, withdrawing the extradition law is a very positive step.

4. Jon Stewart:

   I think I get concerned with who gets to decide what … In the Iraq War, I was on the side of what you would think on the mainstream is misinformation. I was promoting what they would call misinformation, but it turned out to be right years later and the establishment media was wrong. And not only were they wrong, in some respects, you could make the case that they enabled a war that killed hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people and never paid a price for it and never had accountability. And just having an ombudsman print a retraction to me isn't accountability.

5. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers ':

   We've had significant retraction as far as the number of polling places that are open. Clearly, anybody that can do basic math understands if you have fewer places to serve voters, you will have larger numbers at those sites -- numbers that will easily strain the system and frankly cause more... negative results for people who are there.