take back

The phrase “take back” has 2 syllables: take back

It's pronounced as /teɪk bæk/


What is synonym and antonym for take back?

In the thesaurus, “take back” has 47 synonyms and 28 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for take back along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for take back

Antonyms for take back

  • accept
  • acknowledge
  • admit
  • adopt
  • affirm
  • allow
  • approve
  • assert
  • avow
  • back
  • claim
  • confirm
  • contend
  • declare
  • defend
  • embrace
  • endorse
  • espouse
  • indorse
  • maintain
  • permit
  • proclaim
  • profess
  • state
  • support
  • uphold
  • vouch
  • vow

Meanings of take back

  • verb
    1. To retract/withdraw an earlier statement.
    2. To cause to remember some past event or time.
    3. To resume a relationship.
    4. To regain possession of something.
    5. To return something to a vendor for a refund.

Example Sentences

  • I need to take back what I said earlier, I was mistaken.
  • It's time to take back control of your life and make positive changes.
  • Can I take back this book to the library tomorrow?
  • She wanted to take back the hurtful words she had spoken in anger.
  • Let's take back our offer and reconsider our options before making a decision.

On this page you'll find 75 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to take back, such as: abandon, abjure, abnegate, accept, acknowledge, admit, adopt.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

abandon

abjure

  • abandon
  • abnegate
  • abstain from
  • avoid
  • back down
  • back off
  • backtrack
  • bolt
  • buck
  • check
  • combat
  • constrain
  • contradict
  • controvert
  • curb
  • deny
  • disallow
  • disavow
  • disclaim
  • disown
  • disprove
  • dispute
  • eschew
  • fight
  • forbear
  • forego
  • foreswear
  • forgo
  • forsake
  • forswear
  • gainsay
  • give up
  • inhibit
  • negate
  • negative
  • rebut
  • recall
  • recant
  • refuse
  • refute
  • reject
  • relinquish
  • renege
  • renounce
  • repeal
  • repudiate
  • retract
  • revoke
  • shun
  • spurn
  • surrender
  • take back
  • unsay
  • withdraw

abnegate

abort

  • abandon
  • abrogate
  • annul
  • arrest
  • break off
  • call
  • call it quits
  • call off
  • cancel
  • check
  • countermand
  • cry off
  • cut off
  • discontinue
  • drop
  • end
  • fail
  • give up
  • halt
  • hold back
  • interrupt
  • invalidate
  • knock it off
  • lay off
  • miscarry
  • nullify
  • recall
  • recant
  • relinquish
  • repeal
  • rescind
  • retract
  • reverse
  • revoke
  • roll back
  • scrap
  • scratch
  • scrub
  • stop
  • surrender
  • suspend
  • take back
  • terminate
  • void
  • withdraw
  • write off

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