| NOUN | communication | withdrawal, backdown, climb-down | a retraction of a previously held position |
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| act | withdrawal | the act of taking out money or other capital | |
| act | withdrawal | the act of withdrawing | |
| feeling | withdrawal, detachment | avoiding emotional involvement | |
| act | withdrawal | the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc. | |
| act | withdrawal | the act of ceasing to participate in an activity | |
| act | withdrawal, coitus interruptus, withdrawal method, pulling out, onanism | a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation | |
| act | withdrawal, secession | formal separation from an alliance or federation / federation | |
| act | withdrawal, drug withdrawal | the termination of drug taking |
| Sounds | wihdhdrao'ahl; wihthdrao'ahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | A retraction of a previously held position. | |
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| Synonyms | backdown, climb-down | |
| Broader | retraction, abjuration, recantation | A disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion |
| Spanish | marcha atrás, vuelta atrás | |
| Verbs | withdraw | take back what one has said |
| Meaning | The act of taking out money or other capital. | |
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| Narrower | bank withdrawal | The withdrawal of money from your account at a bank |
| disinvestment | The withdrawal of capital from a country or corporation | |
| Broader | removal, remotion | The act of removing |
| Spanish | reintegro | |
| Catalan | reintegració, reintegrament | |
| Verbs | withdraw | remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) |
| Meaning | The act of withdrawing. | |
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| Example | "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam" | |
| Narrower | decampment | breaking camp |
| desertion, abandonment, defection | Withdrawing support / support / support or help despite allegiance or responsibility | |
| effacement, self-effacement | Withdrawing into the background | |
| evacuation | The act of evacuating | |
| pullback | (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops) | |
| receding, recession | The act of becoming more distant | |
| retirement, retreat | Withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation / meditation | |
| retreat | (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's / enemy's superior forces or after a defeat | |
| retreat | The act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) | |
| Broader | departure, going, going away, leaving | The act of departing |
| Spanish | retirada | |
| Catalan | retirada | |
| Verbs | withdraw | keep away from others |
| withdraw | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract | |
| withdraw | make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity | |
| withdraw | release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles | |
| withdraw | pull back or move away or backward | |
| withdraw | break from a meeting or gathering | |
| withdraw | retire gracefully | |
| Meaning | avoiding emotional involvement. | |
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| Synonym | detachment | |
| Broader | indifference | unbiased impartial unconcern |
| Spanish | distanciamiento, separación | |
| Catalan | separació | |
| Verbs | withdraw | lose interest |
| Meaning | The act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.. | |
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| Example | "the nurse was expert at the withdrawal of blood" | |
| Broader | removal, remotion | The act of removing |
| Meaning | The act of ceasing to participate in an activity. | |
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| Broader | separation | The act of dividing or disconnecting |
| Meaning | A method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation. | |
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| Synonyms | coitus interruptus, withdrawal method, pulling out, onanism | |
| Broader | birth control, birth prevention, family planning | limiting the number of children born |
| Spanish | coito interrupto, coitus interruptus, onanismo | |
| Catalan | coit interromput, coitus interruptus, onanisme | |
| Meaning | formal separation from an alliance or federation / federation. | |
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| Synonym | secession | |
| Narrower | breakaway, breaking away | The act of breaking away or withdrawing from |
| Broader | separation | The act of dividing or disconnecting |
| Spanish | retiro, secesión | |
| Catalan | secessió | |
| Verbs | withdraw | withdraw from active participation |
| Meaning | The termination of drug taking. | |
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| Synonym | drug withdrawal | |
| Narrower | cold turkey | complete and abrupt withdrawal of all addictive drugs or anything else on which you have become dependent |
| Broader | termination, ending, conclusion | The act of ending something |
| Spanish | síndrome de abstinencia | |
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