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Verb
▲
Past tense for to retreat from something frightening or dangerous
retreated
retired
withdrew
withdrawn
recoiled
fled
shrank
shrunk
shrunken
disengaged
baulkedUK
balkedUS
retracted
pulled out
fell back
fallen back
drew back
drawn back
backed off
turned tail
took flight
taken flight
gave ground
given ground
gave way
given way
beat a hasty retreat
beaten a hasty retreat
beat a retreat
beaten a retreat
shrank away
shrunk away
shrunken away
more ❯
“Despite my initial curiosity, I had to pull back from exploring the abandoned house once I noticed the broken glass and eerie silence.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to feel or show fear or apprehension
quailed
flinched
cowered
cringed
recoiled
shrank
shrunk
shrunken
blenched
faltered
started
wavered
blanched
grovelledUK
groveledUS
shied
squinched
winced
backed away
drew back
drawn back
drooped
fainted
got cold feet
gotten cold feet
shied away
showed fear
shown fear
took fright
taken fright
had cold feet
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to retract or pull something back inside
drew back
drawn back
retracted
sheathed
pulled in
put away
reeled in
drew in
drawn in
taken in
took in
stashed
Verb
▲
Past tense for to show or feel repugnance for or resistance to something
rebelled
recoiled
flinched
shrank
shrunk
shrunken
felt repugnance
shrank from
shrunk from
flinched from
showed repugnance
shown repugnance
pulled back from
shied away
shied away from
baulked at
Verb
▲
Past tense for to pull (curtains) shut or open
drew
drawn
closed
opened
parted
shut
lowered
raised
drew to
drawn to
pulled to
flung open
pulled shut
pulled together
pulled open
Verb
▲
Past tense for to pull out of, or cease to participate in, a deal, agreement or position
withdrew
withdrawn
quit
quitted
left
exited
pulled
resigned
retired
abandoned
disengaged
chucked
detached
forsook
forsaken
seceded
backed out
bowed out
dropped out
pulled out
bailed out
absented yourself
abstracted oneself
gave up
given up
packed in
resigned from
stepped down from
got out
gotten out
pulled out of
stopped participating
stopped participating in
walked away from
withdrew from
withdrawn from
backed out of
receded from
backed off
bowed out of
scratched from
detached yourself
disengaged from
Verb
▲
Past tense for to discontinue or no longer provide (something previously supplied or offered)
withdrew
withdrawn
cancelledUK
canceledUS
rescinded
revoked
repealed
annulled
nullified
invalidated
abolished
reversed
retracted
countermanded
dropped
quashed
abrogated
voided
ended
terminated
stopped
discontinued
disannulled
removed
dissolved
nulled
undid
undone
cut
disallowed
lifted
lift
set aside
took back
taken back
struck down
stricken down
rolled back
rendered invalid
declared null and void
called off
rendered null and void
phased out
took off
taken off
drew back
drawn back
took away
taken away
Verb
▲
Past tense for to regulate or keep under control
restrained
curbed
checked
controlled
suppressed
contained
inhibited
stifled
repressed
constrained
bridled
smothered
moderated
regulated
tamed
governed
held
holden
curtailed
dampened
cooled
measured
kept
gagged
ruled
stayed
corked
restricted
stemmed
killed
limited
muzzled
straitened
reined in
kept in check
choked back
kept under control
bottled up
pulled in
held down
kept the lid on
held in check
kept in
boxed up
put a brake on
reined back
kept within bounds
brought under control
kept down
cracked down
sat on
kept in line
Verb
▲
Past tense for to pause in indecision before doing something
hesitated
wavered
vacillated
dithered
faltered
delayed
stalled
fluctuated
teetered
havered
staggered
paused
swithered
wobbled
oscillated
halted
scrupled
dawdled
equivocated
temporisedUK
temporizedUS
dallied
wabbled
lingered
waited
hedged
alternated
tergiversated
demurred
dillydallied
hovered
seesawed
pussyfooted
stumbled
deferred
deliberated
doubted
stopped
baulkedUK
balkedUS
boggled
floundered
debated
hung
hanged
mammered
pondered
weighed
shilly-shallied
dilly-dallied
hummed and hawed
hung back
thought twice
held back
hemmed and hawed
shied away
held off
thought about
sat on fence
Verb
▲
Past tense for to move or depart to another place
withdrew
withdrawn
left
departed
went
gone
exited
retired
retreated
decamped
vacated
removed
blew
blown
repaired
adjourned
receded
cleared
drew
drawn
went away
gone away
took off
taken off
went off
gone off
ran along
run along
bailed out
pulled out
made oneself scarce
got lost
gotten lost
got away
gotten away
checked out
took leave
taken leave
took a hike
taken a hike
betook oneself
betaken oneself
abstracted oneself
absented yourself
backed away
drew away
drawn away
fell back
fallen back
took oneself
taken oneself
bowed out
secluded oneself
shut oneself away
moved out of
retired from
retreated from
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