withdrawal vs recantation

withdrawal and recantation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
withdrawal	Yes	No	No	No
recantation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, recantation is a hypernym of withdrawal; that is, recantation is a word with a broader meaning than withdrawal:

Other hypernyms of withdrawal include abjuration, retraction.

withdrawal (noun)	recantation (noun)
the act of withdrawing	a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
formal separation from an alliance or federation
the termination of drug taking
the act of taking out money or other capital
a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.
the act of ceasing to participate in an activity
a retraction of a previously held position
avoiding emotional involvement