Synonyms and antonyms of withdraw in English

withdraw

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TO GO BACKWARD

The British army withdrew from Dunkirk in 1940.

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reverse
The road ahead was blocked by a tree so I had to reverse.
back
I backed into the driveway.
back up
I backed up into an empty parking space.
retreat
She retreated hastily back up the stairs.
pull back
UN peacekeepers have pulled back from the border.

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advance
The rebels advanced on the capital.

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Something that is facing backward is facing in the opposite to a forward direction. Backward can be used to describe the direction that is opposite to the one you are facing. It can also describe something that is not advanced. If you go backward, you move in the opposite to a forwards direction.

TO TAKE SOMETHING SOMEWHERE

I'd like to withdraw $200, please.

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take
Are you allowed to take your phone to school?
bring
Could someone bring me a cup of coffee?
remove
Can someone please remove this ugly plant?
take away
When you've finished your meal, the waiter takes the plates away.
take out
She opened her bag and took out a small notebook.
extract
It's better to extract a tooth than have a bad infection.
take off
Take your dirty feet off the chair.
relocate
Efforts to relocate the bears to park areas away from the campgrounds rarely worked.
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If you take something somewhere, you move it from one place to another. If you take someone somewhere, you go with them to a particular place. If you take something from someone, you remove it from them.
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withdraw | American Thesaurus

withdraw

verb
These are words and phrases related to withdraw. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of withdraw.
He withdrew his hand from the back of her chair. Withdraw fifty dollars from the savings account. The knight withdrew his sword.
I withdraw that last statement and ask that it be struck from the record.
Synonyms for withdraw from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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