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5 days ago · Definition. to withdraw or retire in the face of or from action with an enemy. They were forced to retreat. Synonyms. withdraw. retire. back off. draw back. leave. go back. shrink. depart. fall back. recede. pull back. back away. recoil. give ground. turn tail. See examples for synonyms. Opposites. advance , engage , move forward.
Find 108 different ways to say RETREAT, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
Synonyms for retreat in Free Thesaurus. Antonyms for retreat. 106 synonyms for retreat: withdraw, retire, back off, draw back, leave, go back, shrink, depart, fall back, recede, pull back, back away, recoil, give ground.
Synonyms for retreat. rɪˈtrit re·treat. This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word retreat. English Synonyms and Antonyms Rate these synonyms: 5.0 / 1 vote. retreat noun. Synonyms: defense, repulsion, resistance, submission, surrender. Antonyms:
the act of withdrawing, as into safety or privacy; retirement; seclusion. Synonyms: withdrawal, departure. a place of refuge, seclusion, or privacy: The library was his retreat. Synonyms: shelter. an asylum, as for the insane. a retirement or a period of retirement for religious exercises and meditation. Military.
synonym: retirement. WordNet 3.1 © 2011 by Princeton University. noun. A period of several days of withdrawal from society to a religious house for exclusive occupation in the duties of devotion; as, to appoint or observe a retreat. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
noun. re· treat ri-ˈtrēt. Synonyms of retreat. 1. a (1) : an act or process of withdrawing especially from what is difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable. (2) : the process of receding from a position or state attained. the retreat of a glacier.
