All draw away synonyms

verb draw away

• lessen — to become less.
• confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
• retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
• pull back — the act of pulling back, especially a retreat or a strategic withdrawal of troops; pullout.
• disturb — to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
• perplex — to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
• bewilder — If something bewilders you, it is so confusing or difficult that you cannot understand it.
• amuse — If something amuses you, it makes you want to laugh or smile.
• divert — to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
• mislead — to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
• detract — If one thing detracts from another, it makes it seem less good or impressive.
• fluster — to put into a state of agitated confusion: His constant criticism flustered me.
• trouble — to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
• puzzle — a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
• discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
• distract — to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
• deter — To deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
• quit — to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
• depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
• pull out — to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
• retire — a movement in which the dancer brings one foot to the knee of the supporting leg and then returns it to the fifth position.
• leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
• go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
• drop out — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
• blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
• abjure — If you abjure something such as a belief or way of life, you state publicly that you will give it up or that you reject it.
• recede — to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw.
• secede — to withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union, a religious organization, etc.
• switch — a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining.
• book — A book is a number of pieces of paper, usually with words printed on them, which are fastened together and fixed inside a cover of stronger paper or cardboard. Books contain information, stories, or poetry, for example.
• quail — a small, migratory, gallinaceous game bird, Coturnix coturnix, of the Old World.
• vacate — to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment.
• recoil — to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
• shrink — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
• blister — A blister is a painful swelling on the surface of your skin. Blisters contain a clear liquid and are usually caused by heat or by something repeatedly rubbing your skin.
• knock — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
• lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
• derogate — to cause to seem inferior or be in disrepute; detract
• undervalue — to value below the real worth; put too low a value on.
• minimize — to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
• reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
• decry — If someone decries an idea or action, they criticize it strongly.
• disesteem — to hold in low regard; think unfavorably of.
• discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
• discredit — to injure the credit or reputation of; defame: an effort to discredit honest politicians.
• cheapen — If something cheapens a person or thing, it lowers their reputation or position.
• decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
• underrate — to rate or evaluate too low; underestimate.
• withdraw — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
• belittle — If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.