Synonyms for unsay
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uhn-sey |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈseɪ |
Top 10 synonyms for unsay Other synonyms for the word unsay
- abjure
- abnegate
- abrogate
- annul
- apostatize
- back
- back out
- back out of
- call back
- call in
- call off
- change one's mind
- countermand
- deny
- dial back
- discharge
- disclaim
- dismantle
- disown
- disqualify
- dissolve
- draw in
- eat one's words
- eliminate
- exclude
- fall back
- forget it
- forswear
- go back on
- go back on one's word
- have change of heart
- invalidate
- lift
- nig
- nullify
- palinode
- pull back
- pull in
- quash
- recall
- recant
- recede
- reel in
- renege
- renig
- renounce
- repeal
- repress
- repudiate
- rescind
- retire
- retract
- retreat
- retrocede
- retrograde
- reverse
- revoke
- rule out
- sheathe
- stamp out
- suppress
- suspend
- take back
- take in
- unsay
- void
- weasel out
- welsh
- withdraw
- worm out of
Définition of unsay
- As in recall : verb ask for return of offending thing
- As in recant : verb take back something said
- As in retract : verb take back; renege on
- As in withdraw : verb retract; declare void
- Ray smiled, quite as if he did not think so, but would not unsay it for anything.
- Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy
- She cannot unsay what she said, and I cannot undo what I have done.
- Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad
- She must see him again—now—this minute; hear him unsay that awful thing.
- Extract from : « The Secret of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
- It was now too late to unsay the words, but not too late to mislead his hearers.
- Extract from : « The Buffalo Runners » by R.M. Ballantyne
- Let him unsay it, and choose whether he 'll apologize or not, and I'll treat him accordingly.
- Extract from : « Evan Harrington, Complete » by George Meredith
- You have only to unsay—tell me you have a right to demand it.'
- Extract from : « Evan Harrington, Complete » by George Meredith
- She stumbled a good deal over an attempt to unsay her blunder.
- Extract from : « A Likely Story » by William De Morgan
- Naomi regretted her words next moment; but it was too late to unsay them.
- Extract from : « The Boss of Taroomba » by E. W. Hornung
- I have to unsay everything I said in criticism of that lovely poem.
- Extract from : « The Life of Francis Thompson » by Everard Meynell
- To be able to unsay some heedless word—to undo some reckless deed!
- Extract from : « Sylvie and Bruno » by Lewis Carroll
Antonyms for unsay
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