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withdrawing

ADJECTIVE
lowly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
humble
WEAK
average base baseborn cast down common commonplace docile dutiful everyday gentle ignoble low lowborn mean meek menial mild modest mundane obscure obsequious ordinary plebeian poor proletarian prosaic retiring reverential servile simple submissive subordinate unassuming unpretentious
Antonyms
WEAK
higher lofty noble pretentious superior
ADJECTIVE
modest
Synonyms
STRONGEST
humble moderate prudent quiet simple unassuming
WEAK
bashful blushing chaste coy demure diffident discreet lowly meek nice proper reserved resigned reticent retiring seemly self-conscious self-effacing sheepish silent temperate timid unassertive unassured unboastful unobtrusive unpresuming unpretending unpretentious
Antonyms
STRONGEST
brave complex complicated intricate
WEAK
arrogant assured bold conceited courageous egotistical extraordinary immodest ostentatious presumptuous proud self-confident unabashed unashamed unlimited
ADJECTIVE
outgoing
Synonyms
STRONG
departing last retiring
WEAK
ex- former migratory outbound outward-bound past
Antonyms
STRONGEST
incoming
WEAK
arriving entering
ADJECTIVE
retiring
Synonyms
STRONG
humble quiet reserved restrained shrinking withdrawn
WEAK
backward bashful coy demure diffident meek modest nongregarious not forward rabbity recessive reclusive reticent self-effacing timid timorous unaffable unassertive unassuming unexpansive unsociable
Antonyms
STRONG
bold extroverted friendly outgoing sociable
WEAK
demonstrative self-confident
ADJECTIVE
self-effacing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
coy discreet humble reticent unassuming unobtrusive unpretentious
WEAK
backward bashful blushing chaste demure diffident lowly meek moderate nice proper prudent quiet reserved resigned retiring seemly self-conscious sheepish shy silent simple temperate timid unassertive unassured unboastful unpresuming unpretending
Antonyms
STRONGEST
brave flaunting forward pretentious
ADJECTIVE
unwashed
Synonyms
WEAK
average base baseborn cast down common commonplace declassed docile dutiful everyday gentle humble ignoble low lowborn mean meek menial mild modest mundane obscure obsequious ordinary plebeian poor proletarian prosaic retiring reverential servile simple submissive subordinate unassuming unpretentious vulgar
NOUN
cancellation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abandonment abolition annulment dissolution elimination repeal retirement reversal revocation
STRONG
abrogation deletion dissolving invalidation nullification recall repudiation retraction undoing
WEAK
abandoning abolishing canceling invalidating overruling quashing recalling retracting reversing revoking
Antonyms
STRONGEST
enactment validation
STRONG
confirmation
WEAK
allowance approval arrangement establishment permission
NOUN
contraction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
decrease deflation recession reduction shrinkage
STRONG
abbreviation abridgment compression condensation condensing confinement constriction curtailment diminution dwindling elision evaporation lessening narrowing omission receding reducing shrinking tightening withdrawal
WEAK
abbreviating abridging confining curtailing cutting down decreasing deflating diminishing drawing together evaporating lopping omitting shrivelling tensing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
enlargement increase
STRONG
expansion opening
WEAK
amplification dilation extension lengthening spread stretch
NOUN
departure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
escape evacuation exit exodus flight passage removal retirement retreat separation takeoff walkout withdrawal
STRONG
abandonment adieu decampment desertion egress egression embarkation emigration expatriation farewell getaway going goodbye hegira leave-taking migration parting powder recession sailing stampede start vacation
WEAK
bow out congé going away quitting setting forth setting-out taking leave taking off vanishing act
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrival coming entrance stay
STRONG
greeting hello
WEAK
abidance continuation keeping

Example Sentences

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The company first filed to go public in September 2024 before withdrawing those plans.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

In clinical psychology, a treatment known as behavioral activation helps people recover from depression by re-engaging with meaningful activities instead of withdrawing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

In later updates, he said they were "permanently withdrawing from Kidal" and "Kidal is now free".

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

On Friday, artificial-intelligence chipmaker and cloud provider Cerebras filed a prospectus for an initial public offering, marking its second attempt after withdrawing a 2024 filing last year.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

The long mane of grizzled gray hair was withdrawing into the scalp and turning the color of straw.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

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