Retraction
Retraction noun - A disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion.
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Refutal and retraction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refutal" instead a noun "Retraction".
Refutal
Refutal noun - The act of determining that something is false.
Retraction and refutal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Retraction" instead a noun "Refutal".
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Related pairs
- contradiction and retraction
- contradiction and refutal
- denial and retraction
- denial and refutal
- negation and retraction
- negation and refutal
- disavowal and retraction
- disavowal and refutal
- renunciation and retraction
- renunciation and refutal
- rebuttal and retraction
- rebuttal and refutal
- repudiation and retraction
- repudiation and refutal
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