withdrawing

ADJECTIVE

lowly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

humble

WEAK

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

Antonyms

WEAK

higher lofty noble pretentious superior

ADJECTIVE

modest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

humble moderate prudent quiet simple unassuming

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

brave complex complicated intricate

WEAK

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

ADJECTIVE

outgoing

Synonyms

STRONG

departing last retiring

WEAK

ex- former migratory outbound outward-bound past

Antonyms

STRONGEST

incoming

WEAK

arriving entering

ADJECTIVE

retiring

Synonyms

STRONG

humble quiet reserved restrained shrinking withdrawn

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONG

bold extroverted friendly outgoing sociable

WEAK

demonstrative self-confident

ADJECTIVE

self-effacing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

coy discreet humble reticent unassuming unobtrusive unpretentious

WEAK

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

STRONGEST

brave flaunting forward pretentious

ADJECTIVE

unwashed

Synonyms

WEAK

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

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandonment abolition annulment dissolution elimination repeal retirement reversal revocation

STRONG

abrogation deletion dissolving invalidation nullification recall repudiation retraction undoing

WEAK

abandoning abolishing canceling invalidating overruling quashing recalling retracting reversing revoking

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enactment validation

STRONG

confirmation

WEAK

allowance approval arrangement establishment permission

NOUN

contraction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decrease deflation recession reduction shrinkage

STRONG

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

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enlargement increase

STRONG

expansion opening

WEAK

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

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arrival coming entrance stay

STRONG

greeting hello

WEAK

abidance continuation keeping

Example Sentences

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Withdrawing U.S. troops from Italy and Europe “is a choice that doesn’t depend on me, and that I personally wouldn’t agree with,” Meloni said earlier this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Withdrawing funding for a promising experimental vaccine makes no financial or moral sense.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2025

Withdrawing an endorsement requires a vote by the union’s 250-member House, which has the authority to rescind the endorsement.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2024

Withdrawing the tender from Neal increased Seattle’s salary cap space to $6.045 million overall, 24th among NFL teams.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2023

Withdrawing his face from the open window, he took hold of the steering wheel and obediently began pulling over to the empty lane.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

withdrawing

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