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Withdrawal

The act of withdrawing; withdrawment; retreat; retraction.

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Narrower term 11

Abandonment 76% connected

The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.

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Decampment 76% connected

Departure from a camp; a marching off.

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Defection 76% connected

Act of abandoning a person or cause to which one is bound by allegiance or duty, or to which one has attached himself; desertion; failure in duty; a…

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Desertion 76% connected

The act of deserting or forsaking; abandonment of a service, a cause, a party, a friend, or any post of duty; the quitting of one's duties willfully…

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Effacement 76% connected

The act if effacing; also, the result of the act.

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Evacuation 76% connected

The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging.

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Pullback 76% connected

That which holds back, or causes to recede; a drawback; a hindrance.

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Receding 76% connected

of Recede

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Recession 76% connected

The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or a demand.

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Retirement 76% connected

The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer.

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Retreat 76% connected

The act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially from what is dangerous or disagreeable.

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Abjuration 76% connected

The act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath; as, abjuration of the realm, a sworn banishment, an oath taken to leave the country and…

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Conclusion 76% connected

The last part of anything; close; termination; end.

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Departure 76% connected

Division; separation; putting away.

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Ending 76% connected

of End

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Going 76% connected

of Go

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Indifference 76% connected

The quality or state of being indifferent, or not making a difference; want of sufficient importance to constitute a difference; absence of weight; i…

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Leaving 76% connected

of Leave

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Recantation 76% connected

The act of recanting; a declaration that contradicts a former one; that which is thus asserted in contradiction; retraction.

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Remotion 76% connected

The act of removing; removal.

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Removal 76% connected

The act of removing, or the state of being removed.

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Retraction 76% connected

The act of retracting, or drawing back; the state of being retracted; as, the retraction of a cat's claws.

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Separation 76% connected

The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate.

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Termination 76% connected

The act of terminating, or of limiting or setting bounds; the act of ending or concluding; as, a voluntary termination of hostilities.

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Pull 74% connected

To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.

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Pull 74% connected

To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.

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Retire 74% connected

To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.

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Retire 74% connected

To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.

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Withdraw 74% connected

To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire; as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or th…

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Withdraw 74% connected

To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire; as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or th…

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Synonym 4

Backdown 92% connected

A receding or giving up; a complete surrender.

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Detachment 92% connected

The act of detaching or separating, or the state of being detached.

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Onanism 92% connected

Self-pollution; masturbation.

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Secession 92% connected

The act of seceding; separation from fellowship or association with others, as in a religious or political organization; withdrawal.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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