Thesaurus:recant

Thesaurus:recant

THESAURUS

recant

English

Synonyms

• abjure

• eat one's words (figuratively)

• recall

• recant

• retract

• revoke

• swallow

• take back

• unsay

• unspeak (rare)

• withcall

• withdraw

Antonyms

• affirm

• aver

• double down

• maintain

• stand firm

• stand one's ground (idiomatic)

• uphold

Hypernyms

• change one's mind

• negate

• repudiate    [WS]

• rescind

• speak    [WS]

• think better of

Further reading

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