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retry
verb
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How to pronounce retry:

Definition of retry:

retry (verb):
hear or try a court case anew.
to try (something) again to see if it is successful, working, or satisfactory

Synonyms for retry:

hear
rehear

Antonyms for retry:

abandon
abolish
ax
axe
bag it
belay
blow off
break
break off
break up
bring to a halt
bring to an end
call a halt to
call it quits
can
cancel
cease
close
conclude
cut
cut off
cut out
dead-end
desist
desist from
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