Retracted — synonyms, definition

1. retracted (Adjective)

retracted (Adjective) — Drawn back and in. ex. "a cat with retracted claws"

2. retracted (Verb)

abjured drew back drew in forswore pulled back recanted resiled shrank back

retracted (Verb) — Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure. ex. "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"

retracted (Verb) — Pull away from a source of disgust or fear.

retracted (Verb) — Use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ).

retracted (Verb) — Pull inward or towards a centre. ex. "The cat retracted his claws"

attracted blenched cringed disowned drew drew in flinched funked pulled pulled in quailed recoiled renounced repudiated shrank squinched winced introverted invaginated