Antonyms for re tracts
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : ri-trakt |
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈtrækt |
- accept
- acknowledge
- admit
- advance
- affirm
- agree
- aid
- allow
- approve
- arrange
- ascend
- assist
- attract
- authorize
- avow
- begin
- build
- build up
- claim
- combine
- come
- come in
- commend
- compliment
- concur
- confirm
- consent
- construct
- continue
- corroborate
- create
- defy
- develop
- discourage
- dissuade
- do
- embrace
- emphasize
- enact
- encourage
- endorse
- enforce
- enhance
- enlarge
- enter
- establish
- expand
- extend
- face
- fill
- fix
- forge
- forget
- forward
- go ahead
- go along
- go back to
- go forward
- grant
- grow
- help
- hold
- imbalance
- include
- increase
- institute
- join
- keep
- laud
- legalize
- maintain
- make well
- meet
- occupy
- OK
- overflow
- own
- pass
- permit
- praise
- prolong
- promise
- prove
- raise
- ratify
- reaffirm
- recapitulate
- remain
- repeat
- reserve
- restore
- retain
- revalidate
- revert
- revive
- rise
- sanction
- save
- schedule
- set up
- start
- stay
- strengthen
- support
- tip
- unite
- uphold
- validate
- welcome
Definition of re tracts
Origin :- early 15c., "to draw (something) back," from Old French retracter (14c.) and directly from Latin retractus, past participle of retrahere "to draw back" (see retraction). Sense of "to revoke, recant, take back" is attested from 1540s, probably a back-formation from retraction. Related: Retracted; retracting.
- As in negate : verb contradict, countermand
- As in back : verb put in reverse direction
- As in recall : verb ask for return of offending thing
- As in recant : verb take back something said
- As in recede : verb withdraw; diminish
- As in repudiate : verb reject; turn one's back on
- As in rescind : verb declare null and void
- As in retract : verb take back; renege on
- As in reverse : verb cancel, change
- As in revoke : verb take back; cancel
- As in secede : verb pull away; split from
- As in turn : verb change one's mind; defect
- As in vacate : verb leave empty
- As in go back : verb break
- As in cancel : verb equal out
- As in backpedal : verb backtrack
- As in backtrack : verb backpedal
- As in retrocede : verb recede
- As in retrocede : verb back
- As in abjure : verb give up
- As in countermand : verb annul, cancel a command
- As in disclaim : verb deny
- As in disown : verb refuse to acknowledge
- As in forswear : verb abandon, disavow
- As in annul : verb void an agreement
- As in go back/go back on : verb break promise; change one's mind
- As in apologize : verb express remorse, regret
- As in abrogate : verb formally put an end to
Synonyms for re tracts
- abandon
- abate
- abdicate
- abjure
- abnegate
- abolish
- abort
- about-face
- abrogate
- abstain from
- admit guilt
- alter
- annihilate
- annul
- apostatize
- ask forgiveness
- ask pardon
- atone
- back
- back down
- back off
- back out
- back out of
- backpedal
- backtrack
- backwater
- balance out
- banish
- be against
- be unfaithful
- beg pardon
- belie
- belittle
- betray
- blackball
- blot out
- bow to
- break with
- bring round
- call back
- call in
- call off
- cancel
- cancel out
- cast
- cast off
- change
- change one's mind
- change sides
- clear
- clear oneself
- close
- compensate for
- confess
- contradict
- contravene
- controvert
- convert
- cop a plea
- cop out
- counteract
- counterbalance
- countercheck
- countermand
- counterorder
- counterpoise
- crawl
- crawl out of
- criticize
- cross
- cut off
- declare
- declare invalid
- declare null and void
- decline
- decrease
- default
- defect
- delete
- demur
- deny
- depart
- deprecate
- desert
- dial back
- die off
- diminish
- ding
- disacknowledge
- disaffiliate
- disaffirm
- disallow
- disapprove
- disavow
- discard
- discharge
- disclaim
- dishonor
- disinherit
- dismantle
- dismiss
- disown
- disparage
- disprove
- disqualify
- dissolve
- divorce oneself from
- do in
- double back
- drain away
- draw back
- draw in
- drive back
- drop
- dump
- dwindle
- eat one's words
- ebb
- efface
- eliminate
- empty
- end
- erase
- evacuate
- exclude
- excuse oneself
- expunge
- fade
- fall back
- finish off
- flip-flop
- flow back
- flush
- fly in the face of
- forget
- forget it
- forgo
- forsake
- forswear
- frustrate
- gainsay
- get down on knees
- get off the hook
- give satisfaction
- give up
- go away
- go back
- go back on
- go back on one's word
- go over
- have change of heart
- ignore
- impugn
- influence
- invalidate
- kill
- knock out
- leave
- leave in the lurch
- lessen
- lift
- make amends
- make reparations
- make up for
- make up with
- minimize
- modify
- move out
- move out of
- negate
- negative
- neutralize
- nig
- nix
- nullify
- obliterate
- offer compensation
- offer excuse
- offset
- oppose
- oust
- override
- overrule
- overset
- overthrow
- overturn
- palinode
- part with
- persuade
- prejudice
- prevail upon
- pull back
- pull in
- pull the plug
- purge
- put an end to
- put down
- quash
- quit
- rat
- rebut
- recall
- recant
- recede
- redeem
- redress
- reduce
- reel in
- refuse
- refuse to recognize
- refute
- regress
- reject
- relinquish
- remove
- render inert
- render null and void
- renege
- renounce
- repeal
- repel
- reprobate
- repudiate
- repulse
- rescind
- resign
- rethink
- retire
- retrace one's steps
- retract
- retreat
- retrocede
- retrograde
- retrogress
- return
- reverse
- revert
- revoke
- rub out
- rule out
- run out on
- say one is sorry
- scrub
- separate
- set aside
- sheathe
- shrink
- sink
- spurn
- square
- stonewall
- subside
- suppress
- suspend
- swear off
- take back
- take in
- talk into
- taper
- tergiversate
- tergiverse
- torpedo
- traverse
- turn
- turn around
- turn back on
- turn down
- turn tail
- turn the tables
- turn thumbs down
- undo
- unsay
- upset
- vacate
- vitiate
- void
- wane
- wangle out
- wash hands of
- wash one's hands of
- weasel out
- welsh
- wipe out
- withdraw
- worm out of
- X-out
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