retraction

noun

Definition of retractionnext
as in recantation

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of retraction The brother, Bobby Valli, has posted a retraction and apology. — Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 Advertisement Despite its retraction nearly three months later, Blanche indicated amid his Judiciary hearing last month that there may be avenues for the settlement to proceed in the future, such as advancing through Congress. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 3 Aug. 2026 The misleading comments and images posted by Vance, Jenrick, Farage, and Weidel nevertheless remain online, with no correction or retraction. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026 The couple called for an investigation and a retraction of the paper, telling Science they were concerned the paper could give other parents false hope. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for retraction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retraction
  1. recantation
  2. disavowal
  3. renunciation
  4. denial
  5. repudiation
  6. reconsideration
Noun
  • And Bishop’s formal recantation helped to fast-track the overturning of the convictions.
    — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
Definition of recantation
Noun
  • Part of what fascinated me about their presentation was not only their refusal to kowtow to male desire, which for decades had a stranglehold on rock aesthetics, but a concomitant disavowal of commercialism.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • Pelicot is troubled by her children’s immediate disavowal of their father, of their entire childhood.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of disavowal
Noun
  • This renunciation has had little impact on their progeny, who already studied them for years and viewed their content as a portrait of a viable future.
    — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Then, over the following years, came sustainability and strict reuse and ascetic renunciation, and today, finally, its photo series and articles advocated for a mild, slightly quirky anticapitalist metaphysics.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
Definition of renunciation
Noun
  • Improve home-health billing, claims submission, denial management, legacy accounts receivable, revenue-cycle dashboards, and financial sustainability.
    — Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The denial-of-service attacks meant that hackers pushed massive traffic toward the agency in order to block services, including one that enables citizens to use one login across multiple public services.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of denial
Noun
  • That struggle seemed like a repudiation of everything Ralph had taught his son.
    — Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
  • If the human vanishes at the moment of execution, then fraud, repudiation, and abuse all become easier to scale.
    — Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of repudiation
Noun
  • Changes include language that says a patron must request a meeting with the branch manager before submitting the reconsideration form, per the law.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Applications are now open for a new committee whose members may be randomly selected to review library books submitted for reconsideration.
    — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of reconsideration

Browse Nearby Words

retracting
retraction
retractions
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Retraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retraction. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Why does English have so many silent letters?

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

Even More Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
skateboard-dog-hat
Wordmaxxing Slang Quiz Give your vocabulary a glow up by getting sendy w...
See All