Thesaurus:recant

Thesaurus

recant

English

Verb

Sense: to withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed

Synonyms

• abjure
• backpedal
• disavow
• disown
• eat one's words (figuratively)
• recall
• recant
• retract
• revoke
• swallow
• take back
• unsay
• unspeak (rare)
• walk back
• withcall
• withdraw

Antonyms

• affirm
• aver
• double down
• maintain
• stand firm
• stand one's ground (idiomatic)
• uphold

Hypernyms

• change one's mind
• negate
• repudiate    [⇒ thesaurus]
• rescind
• speak    [⇒ thesaurus]
• think better of

Further reading

• “607. tergiversation” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “recant” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.