Which is more formal in register, opt-out of something or withdraw from something?
Are there any more formal ways to phrase the idea?
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2To opt out [of] means to choose not to be involved in. This can include to choose not to get involved in. However, to withdraw from something requires that you are already involved, if only as a candidate.– Edwin AshworthCommented Feb 25, 2015 at 17:25
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Then what? Pulling out of sth?– ernest58Commented Feb 25, 2015 at 17:37
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Choose not to enter / get involved in/with vs Elect to leave / Quit / Leave ... There are many synonyms.– Edwin AshworthCommented Feb 25, 2015 at 17:56
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1What is the context? In international law, for example, opting out is rather different from withdrawal when it comes to treaties.– chosterCommented Feb 25, 2015 at 19:15
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"Withdrawal from/An opt-out of the project is the latest in a series of blows to industry reliant on high cost production struggling with oil prices at six-year lows."– ernest58Commented Feb 25, 2015 at 19:51
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For a formal register, I would say ...
"I do not elect to participate"
or
"I withdraw (from consideration, participation, etc.)
rather than opt-out.
