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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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

From Salon

Afterward she always apologized, but she couldn’t unsay what she'd just said.

From Literature

But having said it, he spent the rest of the campaign unsaying it.

From Washington Post

I know that I cannot unsay those words, but please accept my sincerest apologies.”

From Washington Post

“I know that I cannot unsay the words, but please accept my apologies.”

From Fox News

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.