Retreated Synonyms and Antonyms

Pull back or move away or backward
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. retired
  2. receded
  3. reversed
  4. backtracked
  5. regressed
  6. retrograded
  7. resigned
  8. withdrawn
  9. relinquished
  10. hidden
  11. shrunken
  12. recoiled
  13. departed
  14. gone
  15. left
  16. retracted
  17. quailed
  18. run
  19. reeled
Antonyms:
  1. continued
  2. advanced
  3. faced
  4. stayed
  5. met
  6. forged
To abandon a former position or commitment
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. reneged
To move back or away from a point, limit, or mark
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. ebbed
  2. receded
  3. retrograded
  4. retracted
  5. retrogressed
To move backward or away; withdraw or retire:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. receded

Words Related to Retreated

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Retreated Sentence Examples

  • She slowly retreated and knelt beside Brutus again.

  • She retreated to the couch and sat on its arm.

  • Sofia retreated to her room, not wanting to fight more with Jake.

  • The robed man bowed and retreated to the door.

  • Cynthia gave their guest a hug and retreated down the hall to the Dean's quarters while Edith climbed the stairs.

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