Recants refer to the act of withdrawing or retracting previous statements or beliefs. Synonyms for this word include renounces, disavows, denies, repudiates, abjures, revokes, and recedes. Renounce means to give up or surrender something. Disavow means to deny any association or responsibility to something. Deny means to refuse to acknowledge or accept the truth of something. Repudiate means to reject or disown something completely. Abjure means to renounce something under oath. Revoke means to cancel or annul something. Recede means to withdraw or retreat from something. These synonyms can be used interchangeably depending on the context.