retracted
Definitions
Verb
- Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
- Pull away from a source of disgust or fear
- Use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
- Pull inward or towards a center
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Words that sound like the term "retracted".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reflected | 3 | 42 |
| 2 | translated | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | frustrated | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | prohibited | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | reelected | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | crenelated | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | procreated | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | red-handed | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "retracted".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | restricted | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | reacted | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | traced | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | extracted | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | retreated | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | retorted | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | perpetrated | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | reiterated | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | retraced | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | retrace | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | protracted | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | detracted | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | retract | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | retracts | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | restated | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | redacted | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | retroactive | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | retractable | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | repatriated | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | retrained | 2 | 0 |
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Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 8
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
Researchers plan to retract landmark Alzheimer’s paper containing doctored images
Jun 4, 2024 Science | AAAS
Jun 4, 2024 Science | AAAS
Claim of Microbe That Survives on Arsenic Is Retracted After 15 Years
Jul 24, 2025 The New York Times
Jul 24, 2025 The New York Times
Landmark glyphosate safety study retracted for Monsanto ghostwriting, other ethics problems
Dec 3, 2025 U.S. Right to Know
Dec 3, 2025 U.S. Right to Know
‘Tin Man Syndrome,’ five other case studies retracted following Retraction Watch coverage
Sep 2, 2025 Retraction Watch
Sep 2, 2025 Retraction Watch
‘Retract papers based on flawed citations,’ urges integrity tsar
Feb 16, 2026 Times Higher Education
Feb 16, 2026 Times Higher Education
Historians Unearth a Conflict of Interest, Prompting a Retraction by The Lancet Journal
Mar 25, 2026 Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Mar 25, 2026 Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health