RETREAT


Meaning of RETREAT in English

I. noun

Synonyms: shelter 1, asylum, cover, covert, harbor, harborage, haven, port, refuge, sanctuary

II. verb

1.

Synonyms: recede 1, back, fall back, retract, retrocede, retrograde

Related Word: quail, recoil, shrink

Antonyms: advance

2.

to draw back from action or danger

the army retreated in disarray

Synonyms: fall back, give back, retire, withdraw

Related Word: abandon, depart, evacuate, go, leave, pull out, quit, vacate; decamp, escape, flee, fly; back down, back out, bow out, climb down

Idioms: beat a retreat, drop back, give ground, give way, sound a retreat

Contrasted words: advance, move, proceed, progress

Antonyms: attack

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