retreat - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)

Synonyms

• retreat

More generic

• withdrawal

Opposite / Antonyms

• advance

Noun

withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation

Synonyms

• retirement
• retreat

More generic

• withdrawal

Noun

(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat

Synonyms

• retreat

More generic

• withdrawal

More specific

• disengagement
• fallback
• pullout

Noun

an area where you can be alone

Synonyms

• hideaway
• retreat

More generic

• area

Noun

(military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset

Synonyms

• retreat

More generic

• bugle call

Noun

(military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position

Synonyms

• retreat

More generic

• sign
• signal
• signaling

Noun

a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet

Synonyms

• retreat

More generic

• area
• country

More specific

• ashram
• nest
• nook
• pleasance
• sanctum
• sanctum sanctorum

Verb

make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

Synonyms

• back away
• back out
• crawfish
• crawfish out
• pull back
• pull in one's horns
• retreat
• withdraw

Related

• draw back
• move back
• pull away
• pull back
• recede
• retire
• retreat
• withdraw

Verb

pull back or move away or backward

Synonyms

• draw back
• move back
• pull away
• pull back
• recede
• retire
• retreat
• withdraw

More generic

• go
• locomote
• move
• travel

More specific

• back down
• back off
• back up
• fall back
• retreat
• retrograde

Related

• back away
• back out
• crawfish
• crawfish out
• pull back
• pull in one's horns
• retreat
• withdraw

Verb

move back

Synonyms

• retreat
• retrograde

More generic

• draw back
• move back
• pull away
• pull back
• recede
• retire
• retreat
• withdraw

Verb

move away, as for privacy

Synonyms

• retreat

More generic

• go
• locomote
• move
• travel

More specific

• cocoon

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