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recantation

noun

1 recantation

A disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion.

synonyms: abjuration, retraction.

Roget 950: penitence, contrition, compunction, repentance, remorse; regret etc. 833.    self-reproach, self-reproof, self-accusation, self-condemnation, self-humiliation; stings of conscience, ... show more

Roget 756: abrogation, annulment, nullification, recision; vacatur [Lat.]; canceling etc. v.; cancel; revocation, revokement; repeal, rescission, defeasance.    ... show more

Roget 489: dissent; discordance etc. (disagreement) 24; difference diversity of opinion.    nonconformity etc. (heterodoxy) 984; protestantism, recusancy, schism; disaffection; ... show more

Roget 607: change of mind, change of intention, change of purpose; afterthought.    tergiversation, recantation; palinode, palinody; renunciation; abjuration, abjurement; defection etc. (relinquishment) ... show more

Dutch: afzwering, herroeping


Moby thesaurus: abandonment, abjuration, abjurement, abnegation, abolishment, abolition, abrogation, absolute contradiction, annulment, cancel, canceling, cancellation, cassation, cession, chucking, chucking out, contempt, contradiction, contrary assertion, contravention ... show more.

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