Definitions

unsay

[uhn-sey] / ʌnˈseɪ /

VERB

recall

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cancel dismiss suspend withdraw

STRONG

abjure annul countermand discharge dismantle disqualify forswear lift nullify recant repeal rescind retract reverse revoke

WEAK

call back call in palinode take back

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow permit

STRONG

approve emphasize enforce keep pass sanction validate

WEAK

forget restore

VERB

recant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annul back down back off backtrack contradict disavow disown renege renounce repudiate rescind retract revoke take back

STRONG

abjure abnegate abrogate apostatize cancel countermand deny disclaim forswear nullify recall repeal void withdraw

WEAK

back out call back dial back eat one's words go back on one's word weasel out worm out of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept agree allow approve corroborate go forward

STRONG

acknowledge admit affirm establish pass permit sanction validate

WEAK

confirm emphasize recapitulate

VERB

retract

Synonyms

STRONGEST

back down back off cancel deny disavow disown pull back recant renege renounce repeal repudiate rescind reverse revoke rule out take back withdraw

STRONG

abjure back countermand disclaim eliminate exclude forswear recall recede retreat retrograde sheathe suspend unsend

WEAK

back out of call off change one's mind draw in eat one's words fall back forget it go back on have change of heart pull in reel in retrocede take in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledge admit agree allow approve enforce go forward permit sanction

STRONG

accept advance forge include welcome

WEAK

corroborate emphasize reaffirm repeat

VERB

withdraw

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

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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But as soon as I said it, I couldn't unsay it.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2023

Yet he can’t unsay what was said on the audio tape.

From Washington Times • Jun. 13, 2018

This is the reality-TV kind of reality where, in post-production, you can unsay anything.

From Washington Post • May 4, 2018

And then they unsay it, and they keep unsaying it, breaking their own rules over and over again.

From The Guardian • May 13, 2017

Now that I’ve thought it and said it, I can’t unthink it and unsay it.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

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