25
retract(verb, stop, take, decline, accept)
22
withdraw(verb, stop, take, accept, remove)
21
revoke(verb, stop, take, decline, reject)
18
recall(verb, stop, take, accept, reject)
18
take back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, accept)
17
repudiate(verb, stop, take, decline, remove)
16
deny(verb, take, decline, remove, reject)
16
rescind(verb, stop, take, reject, dismiss)
15
forswear(verb, take, decline, remove, reject)
15
repeal(verb, stop, take, reject, dismiss)
14
abjure(verb, take, give, decline, accept)
14
disclaim(verb, take, decline, remove, reject)
14
renounce(verb, take, decline, remove, reject)
13
disavow(verb, take, decline, reject, oppose)
11
cancel(verb, stop, take, reject, dismiss)
11
disown(verb, take, decline, remove, reject)
10
abrogate(verb, stop, take, withdraw, abandon)
10
annul(verb, stop, take, dismiss, withdraw)
10
nullify(verb, stop, take, decline, reject)
9
renege(verb, take, reject, withdraw, abandon)
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