withdraw vs fall back

fall back vs withdraw

withdraw and fall back both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
withdraw	No	No	Yes	No
fall back	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fall back is a hyponym of withdraw; that is, fall back is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than withdraw:

withdraw: pull back or move away or backward
fall back: move back and away from

Other hyponyms of withdraw include retreat, retrograde, back down, back off, back up.

withdraw (verb)	fall back (verb)
keep away from others	go back to bad behavior
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract	retreat
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity	hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
take back what one has said	fall backwards and down
release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles	move back and away from
lose interest	have recourse to
pull back or move away or backward
remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
cause to be returned
break from a meeting or gathering
withdraw from active participation
retire gracefully

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