10 Letter Words for Retracting
retracting
9 Letter Words for Retracting
cratering, recrating, retracing, retrating, terracing
8 Letter Words for Retracting
antergic, aretting, argentic, catering, cetrarin, citrange, creating, gnattier, interact, reacting, rerating, retirant, retraict, tracting, treating
7 Letter Words for Retracting
anergic, angrier, angrite, arterin, atretic, attinge, attirer, cantier, carnier, cartier, carting, cattier, catting, centiar, ceratin, certain, cirrate, citrate, citrean, cittern, crating, crinate, cringer, critter, earring, erratic, garnett, garnice, garniec, gattine, geranic, geratic, gittern, gnatter, grainer, granite, granter, gratine, gratten, grecian, grinter, gritten, gritter, ingrate, ingreat, intrate, iterant, nacrite, nattier, negrita, nictate, nitrate, rangier, rattier, ratting, rearing, regrant, retract, retrain, retrait, retting, tacrine, tairger, tangier, tantric, tarring, tartier, tartine, tarting, tearing, teratic, tergant, terrain, tertian, tetanic, tintage, tracing, trainer, tranect, tranter
6 Letter Words for Retracting
acerin, acetin, acrite, actine, acting, aigret, anetic, anteri, arcing, argent, argine, arrect, arrent, artier, attern, atterr, attice, attire, cagier, canier, canter, carien, caring, carnet, carter, cating, catter, cattie, cearin, centai, centra, cering, cinter, craner, cranet, crater, creant, cretan, cretin, criant, crinet, cringe, earing, eating, enatic, engirt, entria, errant, erring, gainer, gaiter, garner, garnet, garret, garten, garter, gatten, gatter, giarre, girner, gitter, gracer, graine, granet, grater, gratin, grenat, gricer, incage, ingate, intact, irater, irrate, natter, nectar, nerita, nitter, nritta, racier, racine, racing, rainer, rancer, ranger, ranter, raring, ratine, rating, ratite, ratten, ratter, reagin, recant, recart, regain, regian, regina, rering, retain, retina, retint, retira, ringer, ritter, taeing, tainte, tairge, tanger, tangie, tanier, tanrec, tantie, targer, target, taring, tarrie, tarten, tarter, teaing, tercia, ternar, terran, territ, tertia, tetric, tienta, tietac, tinage, tinger, tinter, tirage, tirret, tracer, tragic, trance, triace, triact, triage, tricae, tricar, trigae, tringa, triter
5 Letter Words for Retracting
acier, acing, actin, aegir, aeric, agent, agric, agrin, aiger, airer, ancre, anger, antic, antre, areng, arent, arett, argin, arite, arret, arrgt, arrie, arter, artic, ating, atren, atter, attic, cager, cagit, cairn, caner, carer, caret, carne, carri, carte, cater, ceint, centi, cerat, ceria, cerin, cetin, cigar, citer, craie, craig, crain, crane, crang, crare, crate, crena, creta, crier, crine, ecart, enact, encia, eniac, entia, erica, ering, etang, ettin, gaine, gaitt, garce, garni, garre, gater, geira, genic, genit, giant, gnarr, grace, grain, grane, grant, grate, great, grein, greit, greta, grice, grint, inact, incra, inert, inger, inter, intra, irate, irena, irreg, nacre, naric, narre, necia, nicer, niger, nigra, niter, nitta, racer, rager, raine, rance, range, rater, ratti, react, recit, recti, regar, regia, regin, regna, reign, reina, renga, renig, reran, rerig, retag, retan, retar, retia, retin, riant, ricer, ringe, tacet, tacit, taint, tairn, tangi, tanti, targe, tarie, tarin, tarre, tarri, tarte, tater, tatie, tatin, teart, tecta, tenai, tenga, tenia, terai, terga, terna, terra, tetra, tetri, tiang, ticer, tiger, tinca, tinct, tinea, tinge, tinta, tirer, titan, titar, titer, trace, tract, tragi, train, trait, trant, treat, triac, trica, trice, trier, triga, trina, trine, trite
4 Letter Words for Retracting
acer, acne, acre, actg, agen, ager, aget, agin, agit, agni, aine, aint, aire, airn, airt, ance, anet, anre, ante, anti, areg, aren, aret, arni, arri, arte, atte, attn, cage, cain, cair, cane, cang, cant, care, carn, carr, cart, cate, cent, cera, cern, cert, ceti, cine, cira, cire, cite, crag, cran, crig, crin, crit, ctge, earn, eira, engr, entr, erat, eria, eric, erin, etat, etic, etna, gaen, gaet, gain, gair, gait, gane, gant, gare, gari, garn, gart, gate, gatt, gean, gear, geat, geic, gein, geir, geit, gena, gent, geta, gien, gire, girn, girr, girt, gite, gnar, gnat, gran, grat, gren, gret, grin, grit, iare, icer, inca, incr, inga, inta, intr, iran, iter, nace, nagi, naig, narc, nare, narr, natr, near, neat, neti, ngai, nice, race, rage, ragi, rain, rait, rane, rang, rant, rare, rate, rean, rear, rect, regr, regt, rein, reit, rent, rgen, rice, rier, riga, rine, ring, rita, rite, ritt, tace, tact, taen, taig, tain, tait, tane, tang, tare, tari, tarn, tarr, tart, tate, tean, tear, teat, teca, tega, teng, tent, tera, tern, terr, tiar, tice, tien, tier, tige, tinc, tine, ting, tint, tire, tirr, tite, trac, trag, trat, tret, trie, trig, trin, trit, trna
3 Letter Words for Retracting
ace, act, aer, age, agr, agt, ain, air, ait, anc, ane, ant, arc, are, arg, arn, arr, art, ate, att, cag, cai, can, car, cat, cen, cer, cia, cie, cig, cir, cit, crt, cte, ctg, ctn, ctr, ean, ear, eat, ecg, ect, eir, enc, eng, era, erg, ern, err, ert, eta, etc, gan, gar, gat, gen, ger, get, gie, gin, git, gra, grr, gtc, gte, gtt, ice, ign, inc, ing, int, ira, ire, ita, nae, nag, nar, nat, nea, neg, nei, net, nie, nig, nit, rag, rai, ran, rat, rct, rea, rec, reg, rei, ria, rie, rig, rin, rit, rna, rte, rti, tag, tai, tan, tar, tat, tea, tec, teg, ten, ter, tet, tgn, tgt, tic, tie, tig, tin, tit, tng, tnt, tra, tri, trt
Definitions for Retracting
[1] to draw back or in: to retract fangs.
[2] to draw back within itself or oneself, fold up, or the like, or to be capable of doing this: The blade retracts.
[3] to withdraw (a statement, opinion, etc.) as inaccurate or unjustified, especially formally or explicitly; take back.
[4] to withdraw or revoke (a decree, promise, etc.).
[5] to draw or shrink back.
[6] to withdraw a promise, vow, etc.
[7] to make a disavowal of a statement, opinion, etc.; recant.
[8] (tr) to draw in (a part or appendage) a snail can retract its horns ; to retract the landing gear of an aircraft
[9] to withdraw (a statement, opinion, charge, etc) as invalid or unjustified
[10] to go back on (a promise or agreement)
[11] (intr) to shrink back, as in fear
[12] phonetics to modify the articulation of (a vowel) by bringing the tongue back away from the lips
Words related to Retracting
retractdeny, repeal, revoke, reverse, renounce, repudiate, disavow, renege, withdraw, cancel, recant, disown, rescind, suspend, welsh, recall, abjure, recede, back, countermand
Words nearby Retracting
retractretort, retortion, retouch, retox, retrace, retract, retractile, retraction, retraction nystagmus, retractive, retractor
Origin of Retracting
21535–45; < Latin retractāre to reconsider, withdraw, equivalent to re- re- + tractāre to drag, pull, take in hand (frequentative of trahere to pull)
Other words from Retracting
re·tract·a·ble , re·tract·i·ble , adjective
re·tract·a·bil·i·ty , re·tract·i·bil·i·ty , noun
re·trac·ta·tion [ree-trak-tey -shuh n] /ˌri trækˈteɪ ʃən/ , noun
un·re·tract·a·ble , adjective
Word origin for Retracting
C16: from Latin retractāre to withdraw, from tractāre to pull, from trahere to drag
Synonyms for Retracting
back down, back off, cancel, deny, disavow, disown, pull back, recant, renege, renounce, repeal, repudiate, rescind, reverse, revoke, rule out, take back, withdraw, abjure, back, countermand, disclaim, eliminate, exclude, forswear, recall, recede, retreat, retrograde, sheathe, suspend, unsay, welsh, back out of, call off, change one's mind, draw in, eat one's words, fall back, forget it, go back on, have change of heart, nig, pull in, reel in, retrocede, take in
