withdrew

[with-droo, with-] / wɪðˈdru, wɪθ- /

VERB

remove something or someone from situation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depart disengage drop out eliminate go leave pull back pull out quit retire retreat

STRONG

abjure blow book detach exit extract quail recede recoil secede shrink switch vacate

WEAK

absent oneself back out bail out bow out check out draw away draw back ease out exfiltrate fall back get away get lost get off give ground give way keep aloof keep apart make oneself scarce phase out run along seclude oneself take a hike take away take leave take off take out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin come continue engage enter join keep persevere stay

STRONG

arrive combine come in face meet unite

WEAK

advance allow permit remain

VERB

retract; declare void

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abolish ban bar rescind retire reverse revoke

STRONG

abjure abrogate annul disavow disclaim dissolve forswear invalidate nullify quash recall recant renege repress repudiate suppress unsay

WEAK

call off stamp out take back

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow approve enforce permit

STRONG

admit let go restore sanction support validate

WEAK

advance remain stay

Example Sentences

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Aces: Withdrew from a tuneup tournament this month to rest his ankle, meaning the Australian Open will be his first official action of 2023.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2023

Withdrew from team competion after vault... stayed and cheered on her teammates... got them chalk for their hands.. encouraged.. hugged them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2021

Withdrew from the Northern Trust at Liberty National with oblique strain.

From Golf Digest • Dec. 20, 2019

Withdrew from Boeing Classic last year at start of tournament week because of back problems.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2017

But Death, obedient to Heav'n's high command, Withdrew his jav'lin, and unclench'd his hand; The little sufferers triumph'd over pain, Their mother smil'd, and bade me hope again.

From Wild Flowers Or, Pastoral and Local Poetry by Bloomfield, Robert