Retreat Synonyms and Antonyms
rĭ-trēt
A place to which one retreats
(Noun)
Synonyms:
The act of retreating
(Noun)
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In battle, to execute a forced retirement
(Verb)
Synonyms:
- withdraw
- abandon
- back-out
- leave
- escape
- retire
- recede
- flee
- evacuate
- ebb
- vacate the position
- remove
- pull out
- march out
- disengage
- turn-back
- fall back
- draw back
- asylum
- move back
- back
- give ground
- bolt
- move behind
- den
- beat-a-retreat
- retract
- departure
- back down
- draw-in-one-s-horns
- decamp
- dropback
- fly
- pull back
- run away
- evacuation
- turn-tail
- retrocede
- be routed
- getaway
- give-way
- harbor
- haven
- flee in disorder
- hightail
- execute a strategic withdrawal
- lair
- shorten one's lines
- retrograde
- avoid
- nest
- evade
- port
- elude
- back-away
- privacy
- recess
- refuge
- retrogress
- resort
- crawfish
- sanctuary
- seclusion
- shelter
- shrink
- crawfish-out
- solitude
- withdrawal
- pull in one's horns
To move in a reverse direction
(Verb)
To retire
(Verb)
Synonyms:
- draw back
- withdraw
- pull back
- retrograde
- recede
- retire
- back-out
- retract
- leave
- go
- depart
- recoil
- shrink
- fall back
- quail
- run
- reel
- start back
- reverse
- seclude oneself
- keep aloof
- keep apart
- hide
- separate from
- regress
- resign
- pull out
- relinquish
- lay down
- hand over
- pull-away
- sequester oneself
- retrocede
- backtrack
- back-off
- back down
- chicken-out
- move back
To move backward or away; withdraw or retire:
(Verb)
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A place affording peace, quiet, privacy, or security.
(Noun)
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