withdrawal

1. (noun) the act of withdrawing
Related Words: abandonment, decampment, defection, departure, desertion, effacement, evacuation, going, going away, leaving, receding, recession, retirement, retreat, self-effacement, standdown

2. (noun) the termination of drug taking
Synonyms: drug withdrawal
Related Words: conclusion, ending, termination

3. (noun) the act of taking out money or other capital
Related Words: bank withdrawal, disinvestment, remotion, removal

4. (noun) a retraction of a previously held position
Synonyms: backdown, climb-down
Related Words: abjuration, recantation, retraction

5. (noun) avoiding emotional involvement
Synonyms: detachment
Related Words: indifference

6. (noun) formal withdrawal or separation from an alliance or federation
Synonyms: secession
Related Words: breakaway, breaking away, separation



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