- withdrawal, backdown, climb-down - a retraction of a previously held position
--1 is a kind of retraction, abjuration, recantation
Derived form: verb withdraw5 - withdrawal - the act of taking out money or other capital
--2 is a kind of removal, remotion
--2 has particulars: bank withdrawal; disinvestmentDerived form: verb withdraw10 - withdrawal - the act of withdrawing
--3 is a kind of departure, going, going away, leaving
--3 has particulars:effacement, self-effacement; retirement, retreat; evacuation; decampment; desertion, abandonment, defection; pullback; retreat; receding, recession Derived forms: verb withdraw9, verb withdraw8, verb withdraw1, verb withdraw3, verb withdraw12, verb withdraw7, verb withdraw6 - withdrawal, detachment - avoiding emotional involvement
--4 is a kind of indifference
Derived form: verb withdraw11 - secession, withdrawal - formal separation from an alliance or federation
--5 is a kind of separation
--5 has particulars: breakaway, breaking awayDerived form: verb withdraw2 - withdrawal, drug withdrawal - the termination of drug taking
--6 is a kind of termination, ending, conclusion
--6 has particulars: cold turkey