You may as well withdraw from the club right away.
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Withdraw
/wɪðˈdɹɔː/
Synonyms for "withdraw" (624 found)
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Closest matches (125)
Verb(32 words)
disengagerecederemoveretreatabandonsabrogatesadjournalienatedback awayback outbacktrackedbailedbeggedbow outcall backcall inchickenedconfiscatedconfiscatescopped
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abandonabateabdicateabjureabolishabradeabrogateabruptabscondabstractagree to differagree to disagreealienateannulavulseback downback outbackwaterbalancebate
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be at variancebe in dissentbe pensionedbe superannuatedbeat a retreatbecome an individualbeg offbeg to differblowbow outcancelcast offcast outclearclimb downconductcountermandcounterordercrawfish outcringecry offcurtailcut adriftcut offcut outdebatedecampdeclinedecreasedeductdefectdeletedeliberatedemitdemobilizedemurdenydepartdepart from
Noun(30 words)
abandoningabstract adjectiveabstract onlyaspiratesbackingbackpedalbackpedalingbackpedallingbacktrackbacktracksbailbailsbeing privatebelaybelayingbelayschickeningchickenscloistercloistering
Adjective(4 words)
Strong matches (187)
Verb(37 words)
deprecatesdeserteddetachesdisaffectsdisassociatesdisavoweddiscardeddiscontinueddiscontinuesdisengage studentsdisengageddisengagingdismiss a proposaldissociateddissociatesdistanceddisusingdivestsdraindraw
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draw backdraw offebbedeffaceeffacesevacuatesexitextractextractedextricatedfleesforsookhightailinghunkeredimmureinvalidatesleave group
depreciatedeprivederacinatederogatedetractdie awaydifferdig outdig updiminishdisagreedisagree withdisannuldisappeardisarticulatedisavowdiscarddisclaimdisconnectdiscord with
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disengagedisentangledisjoindisjointdisowndisparagedissentdissent fromdissociatedisunitedividedivide ondivorcedo away withdraindrawdraw backdraw indraw offdraw outdredgedredge updrift awaydrop outduckdwindleeat awayeat croweat humble pieebbejecteradicateeraseerodeestrangeevacuateevolveevulseexcavateexciseexitexpelexsectextractextricatefadefade awayfallfall backfalterfearfile awayflightflinchflyforsakeforswearget awayget offget outgive backgive groundgive placegive upgive waygogo awaygo backgo back ongougegouge outgrub uphang backhem and hawhesitatehoverimpairinvalidateisolatejettisonjibjiltkeep apartleachleaveleave behindleave flatlessenlift
Noun(40 words)
deprovisiondesert ecosystemsdesertingdesertsdetached fromdisassociatingdisconnectingdissociatingdistance forcedistancesdistancingditch networkdrawsdropdroppingdropsdutch annulerenebbsegresses privado
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evacuatingexcuseexileextract sampleextractingextractsforfeitforfeitingforfeitsfunkghostinggo undergroundhideawayinvalidatingisolated schoolingisolated to selfjiltinglaboratory material sampleleavingleft
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (312)
Noun(68 words)
lose interestmore applied pullnixedoutgoespart of a documentpart of sciencepart of the grouppeel offphasephased outphasespull out ofpullbackpulling componentpulloutquailsrecallingrecallsrecantingreceding
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recoilsregressingrelinquishingremove tagsremovingrenegingrepentingrescindingresigningretiringretractingretreatingretreatsretrenchingrevokingromanian defectsamplesample extractionsample vialscotchingscrappingscratchesscratchingshrinkingshrinkssiphonsiphonssortiesuctionsulksunsetsyphoningsyphonstapsteam leader authorityturtlesunsayingunsharingunword a claimunword a statementunword the remarksweaningwelsherwimpwimpswithdrawingwusseszone out
make offmake voidmaroonmilkminemovemove awaymove backmove offnot agreenullifyopposeoverrideoverrulepalinodepartpausepension offphasepick out
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pluckpluck outpluck upponderpullpull awaypull backpull inpull outpull uppurifyquailquarryquitquit coldrake outrecallrecantrecederecoilreducerefinerelinquishremoverenegerenouncerenounce the thronerepealrepudiaterescindresignretireretire from officeretractretreatretrenchretrocedereverserevokerip outroot outroot uprub awayrun alongrun backsay goodbye toscruplesecedesegregateseparatesequesterset apartset asideshaveshilly shallyshortenshrinkshut offshysinksplitstandstand alonestand aloofstand apartstand asidestand backstand downstand offstepstep asidestick atsticklestrainsubductsubtractsuperannuatesuspendswallowtake awaytake backtake exceptiontake fromtake issuetake issue withtake leave oftake offtake outtaptear outthinthin outthink twicethrow offthrow outthrow overturnuncoupleunearthunravelunsayunyokeuprootvacatevanishvitiatevoidwaivewanewear awayweedweed outwiden the distancewincewithdraw fromwithhold assentwrestwrest outwrite offyield
Verb(90 words)
move backoptedoverdrewpartedpullpull awaypull backpull in one's hornspull out plugpull out samplepulledpulling out samplequitsrecallrecantrecantedrecantsrecededrecedesrecessing
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recuserelentedrelentsrelinquishesremove itemsremove objectremovedremovesrenegedrenegesrenouncerepealedrepentedrescindedrescindsresignsretireretiredretiresretractretractedretractsretreatedretrenchedretrenchesrevokedrevokesscattedscratchedscrubbedsecededsecedessecedingsecludesecludessecludingsequestersequestrateshiedshrankslinkssuckssulkedswallowtaketake an aliquottake awaytake backtake offtake outtappedunassignundounmakesunpledgeunquoteunregisterunsayunsaysunsubscribeunwordvacatesvamoosevamoosesweanweanedwelshedwithdraw from agreementwithdrewyanked
Adjective(13 words)
secludedunbookedunclaimedunestablished planuninviteduninvitingunlisted resourceunplacedunpublishedunratifiedunscheduledunwilledunwished
Pronoun(1 words)
self isolated development
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: disengage, recede, remove, retreat, abandon.
- Sentence evidence is available for withdraw, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "withdraw".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "withdraw"
Keep "withdraw" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "withdraw" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "withdraw", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "withdraw" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
45 entriesShowing 16 of 45 words.
More specific
7 entriesCollocations
6 entriescash withdrawalmoney withdrawalwithdrawal formwithdrawal from servicewithdrawal noticewithdrawal slip
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
Translations
60 translations across 32 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ὑποχωρέω verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Belarusian
2 entries- вы́весці verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
- вывадзі́ць verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Bulgarian
2 entries- отдръпвам verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
- оттеглям verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Catalan
1 entries- retirar verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 撤退 verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Cornish
1 entries- denagha verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Czech
1 entries- stáhnout verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Dutch
1 entries- terugtrekken verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Esperanto
2 entries- retiri verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
- retiriĝi verb (to leave a place, someone’s presence, etc., to go to another room or place)
Finnish
2 entries- vetää pois verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
- vetää takaisin verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
French
1 entries- retirer verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Galician
3 entries- afastar verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
- retirar verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
- separar verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
German
1 entries- zurückziehen verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Greek
1 entries- αποσύρομαι verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Hungarian
3 entries- behúz verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
- elhúz verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
- visszahúz verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Italian
4 entries- ritirare verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
- tirare indietro verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
- tirare via verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
- tirarsi indietro verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Japanese
1 entries- 引き出す verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Korean
2 entries- 취소하다 verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
- 후퇴하다 verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Latin
4 entries- desciscō verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
- dēcēdō verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
- recēdō verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
- retrahō verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Māori
4 entries- kounu verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
- paunu verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
- taui verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
- unu verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Old English
1 entries- oftēon verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Old Saxon
1 entries- withfahan verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Polish
2 entries- cofać się verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
- wycofać się verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Portuguese
1 entries- retirar verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Romanian
1 entries- retrage verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Russian
4 entries- вы́вести verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
- выводи́ть verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
- отойти́ verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
- отходи́ть verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- povući verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Slovak
1 entries- stiahnuť verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Slovene
1 entries- umakniti verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Spanish
3 entries- remanir verb (to leave a place, someone’s presence, etc., to go to another room or place)
- retirar verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
- retraerse verb (to leave a place, someone’s presence, etc., to go to another room or place)
Telugu
1 entries- ఉపసంహరించు verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Ukrainian
4 entries- ви́вести verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
- виво́дити verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
- відхо́дити verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
- відійти́ verb (to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
Sample sentences
59 total sentences available.
I have to withdraw some cash from the bank.
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The Soviet troops started to withdraw from Afghanistan.
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The businessman didn't dare withdraw from the transaction.
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Showing 4 of 59 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "withdraw"?
Closest matches include disengage, recede, remove, retreat, abandon.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "withdraw"?
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