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present participle of withdraw.

withdrawing

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lowly adj.
modest adj.
outgoing adj.
retiring adj.
self-effacing adj.
unwashed adj.
cancellation n.
contraction n.
departure n.

ADJECTIVE

lowly

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humble

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average base baseborn cast down common commonplace docile dutiful everyday gentle ignoble low lowborn mean meek menial mild modest mundane obscure obsequious ordinary plebeian poor proletarian prosaic retiring reverential servile simple submissive subordinate unassuming unpretentious

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higher lofty noble pretentious superior

ADJECTIVE

modest

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humble moderate prudent quiet simple unassuming

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bashful blushing chaste coy demure diffident discreet lowly meek nice proper reserved resigned reticent retiring seemly self-conscious self-effacing sheepish silent temperate timid unassertive unassured unboastful unobtrusive unpresuming unpretending unpretentious

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brave complex complicated intricate

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arrogant assured bold conceited courageous egotistical extraordinary immodest ostentatious presumptuous proud self-confident unabashed unashamed unlimited

ADJECTIVE

outgoing

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STRONG

departing last retiring

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ex- former migratory outbound outward-bound past

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incoming

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arriving entering

ADJECTIVE

retiring

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humble quiet reserved restrained shrinking withdrawn

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backward bashful coy demure diffident meek modest nongregarious not forward rabbity recessive reclusive reticent self-effacing timid timorous unaffable unassertive unassuming unexpansive unsociable

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bold extroverted friendly outgoing sociable

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demonstrative self-confident

ADJECTIVE

self-effacing

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coy discreet humble reticent unassuming unobtrusive unpretentious

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backward bashful blushing chaste demure diffident lowly meek moderate nice proper prudent quiet reserved resigned retiring seemly self-conscious sheepish shy silent simple temperate timid unassertive unassured unboastful unpresuming unpretending

Antonyms

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brave flaunting forward pretentious

ADJECTIVE

unwashed

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average base baseborn cast down common commonplace declassed docile dutiful everyday gentle humble ignoble low lowborn mean meek menial mild modest mundane obscure obsequious ordinary plebeian poor proletarian prosaic retiring reverential servile simple submissive subordinate unassuming unpretentious vulgar

NOUN

cancellation

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abandonment abolition annulment dissolution elimination repeal retirement reversal revocation

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abrogation deletion dissolving invalidation nullification recall repudiation retraction undoing

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abandoning abolishing canceling invalidating overruling quashing recalling retracting reversing revoking

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enactment validation

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confirmation

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allowance approval arrangement establishment permission

NOUN

contraction

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STRONGEST

decrease deflation recession reduction shrinkage

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abbreviation abridgment compression condensation condensing confinement constriction curtailment diminution dwindling elision evaporation lessening narrowing omission receding reducing shrinking tightening withdrawal

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abbreviating abridging confining curtailing cutting down decreasing deflating diminishing drawing together evaporating lopping omitting shrivelling tensing

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enlargement increase

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expansion opening

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amplification dilation extension lengthening spread stretch

NOUN

departure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

escape evacuation exit exodus flight passage removal retirement retreat separation takeoff walkout withdrawal

STRONG

abandonment adieu decampment desertion egress egression embarkation emigration expatriation farewell getaway going goodbye hegira leave-taking migration parting powder recession sailing stampede start vacation

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bow out congé going away quitting setting forth setting-out taking leave taking off vanishing act

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arrival coming entrance stay

STRONG

greeting hello

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abidance continuation keeping

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withdrawing

The following month, Mickelson announced he was withdrawing from the Masters and that he would “be out for an extended period of time as my family continues to navigate a personal health matter.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Talks are underway on "the terms for withdrawing from the agreement", the French ministry told AFP, confirming a report in Le Monde newspaper.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Barry Diller on Wednesday said he is withdrawing People Inc.’s bid to buy the stake in MGM Resorts that it didn’t already own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Rising volatility and erratic price signals frequently result in these institutions withdrawing, reducing the capacity for investors to offload positions.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

As I see him now, he is not really afraid, just withdrawing, as a bird or squirrel backs off from the brusque movements of the feeder—involuntary, instinctive.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

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