Recant

/ɹəˈkænt/

Synonyms for "recant" (182 found)

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Closest matches (37)

Verb(8 words)

retract abjure disavow withdraw abjures backpedal backpedaled backpedalled

abandon abjure abolish abrogate annulassert the contraryback downback outbackwater beliebrush asidecancel cede chuckchuck outclimb downcontemn contest contradict contravene

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controvert counter countermand

Noun(6 words)

abjuring backpedaling backpedalling backpedals backtrack backtracks

Strong matches (54)

counterordercrawfish outcross decline deny despise disaffirm disallow disannul disapprove disavow discard disclaim discount disdain disgorge dismiss disowndispense withdispose of

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disprove dispute disregarddo away withdo withoutdrop dumpeat croweat humble pieexcept exclude forgo forsake forswear gainsayget along withoutget rid ofgive awaygive uphave done withignore impugn invalidatejoin issue uponkiss good byekiss good-byemake a sacrificemake void

Verb(6 words)

deny disowneat one's wordsforeswear forswear forswore

Related words (91)

not acceptnot admitnullify oppose override overrule palinodepart withpass bypass uppush asidequitclaim rebuff recall refuserefuse to admitrefuse to considerrefute reject relinquish

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renderrender uprenege renounce repeal repel repudiate repulse rescind resign retract reverse revoke rid sacrifice scoutset asideshove awayspare spurn surrender suspend swallowswear offtaketake backtake issue withthrow awaythrow outthrow upturn awayturn outunsay vacate void waive withdrawwrite offyield

Noun(8 words)

pullback repenting retracting unsayingunword a claimunword a statementunword the remarkswithdrawing

Verb(22 words)

recall recants reject renounce renounced rescinded rescinds resile retracted retracts revoke swallowtake backunsay unsays unspeak unwordwalk backwithcallwithdraw allegiance

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withdraws withdrew

Adjective(2 words)

uncommitted withdrawn

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5 relation types

More general

7 entries

disavowal disown renounce renunciation repudiate retractionspeech act

More specific

9 entries

deny assertiondeny testimonydisown membershiprefute testimonyrenounce beliefrenounce doctrinewithdraw allegiancewithdraw claimwithdraw confession

Collocations

6 entries

recant a beliefrecant a statementrecant previous claimrecant publiclyrecant the assertionrecant under oath

Inflections

3 entries

recanted recanting recants

Derivations

2 entries

recantation recantatory

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

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Sami wants to recant.

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Tom had to recant or face excommunication.

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Convince me that I am wrong, and I will recant.

Source: wiktionary

How soon […] ease would recant / Vows made in pain, as violent and void!

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