Thesaurus:recant
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English[edit]
Verb[edit]
Sense: to withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
- affirm
- aver
- double down
- maintain
- stand firm
- stand one's ground (idiomatic)
- uphold
Hypernyms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “607. tergiversation” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “recant” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.