Retreat synonyms

haven

A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.

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escape

The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.

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reverse

Reverse means to go backward, or to turn inside out or to the correct side.

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withdrawal

Discontinuance of the use of a drug or other substance, especially one that is addictive.

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seclusion

Seclusion is defined as isolation, privacy or being away from others, or a private or sheltered place that is away from others.

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reel

Reel means to go around and around.

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flight

The ability to fly:

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turn-tail

(Idiomatic) To turn away from someone or something, in preparation for running away; to reverse direction; to leave or flee.

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flee

To move rapidly; go swiftly

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shorten one's lines

In battle, to execute a forced retirement

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advance (antonym)

The money so paid.

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safety (related)

(American football) Any of the defensive players who are in position furthest from the line of scrimmage and whose responsibility is to defend against passes as well as to be the tacklers of last resort.

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recoil

(Firearms) The amount of energy transmitted back to the shooter from a firearm which has fired. Recoil is a function of the weight of the weapon, the weight of the projectile, and the speed at which it leaves the muzzle.

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leave

To go out of or away from:

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quail

(Intransitive) To waste away; to fade, wither. [from 15th c.]

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chicken-out

(Idiomatic) To shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.

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give ground

In battle, to execute a forced retirement

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renege

(Intransitive) To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word.

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harbor

A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may dock or anchor, especially for loading and unloading.

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pull back

(Sports) To pass (the ball) into a position further from the attacking goal line.

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run

To move or go quickly or hurriedly:

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departure

The definition of a departure is a deviation, or the act of leaving or starting on a trip.

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reversal

The setting aside or overturning of a lower court’s decision by an appellate court; a turning around of the short-term market price trend of a security, either from downward to upward, or the other way around.

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backing out

The act of retreating

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retraction

The act of recanting or disavowing a previously held statement or belief.

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going

(Figuratively) Conditions for advancing in any way.

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running-away

The act of retreating

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solitude

The state of being secluded or uninhabited:

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privacy

The quality or condition of being secluded from the presence or view of others:

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shelter

The state of being covered or protected; protection; refuge

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refuge

A state of safety, protection or shelter.

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asylum

Protection or shelter; refuge:

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sanctuary

A place of refuge or protection; asylum: orig., fugitives from justice were immune from arrest in churches or other sacred places

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ark

A place or thing furnishing protection; refuge

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hideaway

A place where one can hide, be secluded, etc.

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resort

Recourse, refuge (something or someone turned to for safety).

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hermitage

A rich, full-bodied, usually red wine produced in southeast France.

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cloister

Life in a monastery or convent.

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recede

To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark:

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withdraw

To leave or return, as from a military position.

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draw back

To withdraw from an undertaking

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back-out

(Idiomatic) To dare someone to not withdraw from a challenge.

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retract

To draw back:

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go

To extend between two points or in a certain direction; run:

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depart

(Intransitive) To leave.

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start back

To retire

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hand over

(Idiomatic) To relinquish control or possession of something to someone.

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backtrack

To repeat or review work already done

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back down

(Idiomatic) To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to.

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evacuate

To empty or remove the contents of (a closed space or container).

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abandon

To leave behind; to desert as in a ship or a position, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility. [First attested in the late 15^th century.]

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remove

(Intransitive) To change one's residence; to move.

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disengage

To free or detach oneself; withdraw.

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turn-back

To fold something back; to fold down

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fall back

To retreat.

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move back

In battle, to execute a forced retirement

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run away

To flee by running

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evade

(Rare) To escape; get away

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progress (antonym)

Development, advancement, or improvement, as toward a goal:

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progression (antonym)

A continuous series; a sequence:

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front (antonym)

A specified area of activity

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van. See syn. study at shelter.shelter (antonym)

A place to which one retreats

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stay (antonym)

(Archaic) To stop moving or stop doing something.

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continue (antonym)

To go on with a particular action or in a particular condition; persist:

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attack (antonym)

To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.

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drive forward (antonym)

In battle, to execute a forced retirement

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bolt

Suddenly; straight; unbendingly.

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draw-in-one-s-horns

Alternative form of pull in one's horns.

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forge (antonym)

(Often as forge ahead) To move forward heavily and slowly (originally as a ship); to advance gradually but steadily; to proceed towards a goal in the face of resistance or difficulty.

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protection

(Insurance) Coverage.

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fallback

Something in reserve that one can turn to for help

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pullback

(Category theory) Given a pair of morphisms and with a common codomain, Z, their pullback is a pair of morphisms and as well as their common domain, P, such that the equation is satisfied, and for which there is the universal property that for any other object Q for which there are also morphisms , ; there is a unique morphism such that and .

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pullout

A withdrawal, especially of troops.

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ebb

To fall away or back; decline or recede.

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backpedal

To move backward quickly, as in boxing to avoid blows

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retire

To lead (troops, for example) away from action; withdraw.

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give ground (or way)

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evacuation

The material so discharged.

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drawing back

The act of retreating

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pull out

(Literally) To use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control.

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fly

(Intransitive, colloquial, of a proposal, project or idea) To be accepted, come about or work out.

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exposed position (antonym)

A place to which one retreats

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retirement

A retiring or being retired; specif., withdrawal from work, business, etc. because of age

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removal

An altering or moving of a person or thing from one location to another.

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retrogression

A deterioration or decline to a previous state

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recession

The definition of a recession is a slow economic period where the gross domestic product declines and unemployment increases for two or more quarters.

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eluding

The act of retreating

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evasion

The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.

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avoidance

Same as confession and avoidance.

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defense

A plan or system for defending

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security

Security is defined as being free from danger, or feeling safe.

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cover

Strategic protection given by armed units during hostile action:

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port

(Computing) A logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred. Computer port (hardware) on Wikipedia.

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place of concealment

A place to which one retreats

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hiding-place

A place where something or someone may be safely hidden

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haunt

(Chiefly Southern US) A ghost or other supernatural being.

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habitat

An artificial environment created for an animal to live in:

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cell

A cell is defined as the smallest unit of an organism with a nucleus.

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convent

A religious community whose members (especially nuns) live under strict observation of religious rules and self-imposed vows.

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retrograde

Having a brief, regularly occurring, apparently backward movement in the sky as viewed from Earth against the background of fixed stars. Retrograde movement of the planets is caused by the differing orbital velocities of Earth and the body observed. For example, the outer planets normally appear to drift gradually eastward in the sky in relation to the fixed stars; that is, they appear night after night to fall a little farther behind the neighboring stars in their westward passage across the sky. However, at certain times a particular planet appears briefly to speed up and move westward a bit more quickly than the neighboring stars. This happens as Earth, in its faster inner orbit, overtakes and passes the planet in its slower outer orbit; the appearance of moving counter to its usual eastward drift is thus simply the result of perspective as seen from Earth.

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shrink

Shrink is defined as to become less, reduce or make smaller.

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seclude oneself

To retire

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keep aloof

To retire

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keep apart

To retire

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hide

To put or keep out of sight; secrete; conceal

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separate from

To retire

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regress

(Intransitive) To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.

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relinquish

To put aside or desist from (something practiced, professed, or intended); stop doing or adhering to.

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lay down

Simple past tense of lie down.

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sequester oneself

To retire

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back-off

(Idiomatic) To lower the setting of.

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vacate the position

In battle, to execute a forced retirement

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march out

In battle, to execute a forced retirement

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move behind

In battle, to execute a forced retirement

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beat-a-retreat

(Idiomatic) To leave hastily in the face of opposition.

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decamp

(Intransitive) To break up camp and move on.

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be routed

In battle, to execute a forced retirement

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give-way

To be followed, succeeded, or replaced by.

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flee in disorder

In battle, to execute a forced retirement

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execute a strategic withdrawal

In battle, to execute a forced retirement

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avoid

To keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor not to meet; to shun; to abstain from.

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elude

To evade, or escape from someone or something, especially by using cunning or skill.

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den

To live or hide in or as in a den

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dropback

To move in a reverse direction

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getaway

To move in a reverse direction

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hightail

To go as fast as possible, especially in fleeing:

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lair

(Scotland) To mire.

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nest

To place one thing neatly inside another, and both inside yet another (so on).

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coming (antonym)

Coming means an arrival.

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arrival (antonym)

The act of arriving or something that has arrived.

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extension (antonym)

(Computer Science) A set of characters that follow a filename and are separated from it by a period, used to identify the kind of file.

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meet (antonym)

Meet is defined as to come face to face with, be there when someone or something arrives, or to be introduced.

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face (antonym)

To acknowledge and accept or deal with:

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covert

Area of thick undergrowth where animals hide.

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retrocede

To cede or give back (a territory, for example); return.

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retrogress

(Intransitive) To return to bad behaviour; to relapse.

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cop out

(Idiomatic) To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner.

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fink out

(Idiomatic) To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner.

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retrace one's steps

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forward (related)

(Basketball, Hockey, Soccer, etc.) Any of the players positioned ahead of the rest of the team when they are at the offensive end of the court, field, etc.

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approach (related)

(Intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.

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resist (related)

To keep from yielding to, being affected by, or enjoying

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back-away

(Intransitive) To move in a direction opposite where one is facing, keeping some (most) of your attention on the thing in front being avoided.