n.
Function: verb
1
Synonyms: RECEDE 1, back, fall back, retract, retrocede, retrograde
Related Words: quail, recoil, shrink
Antonyms: advance
2 to draw back from action or danger FF1C; the army retreated in disarray FF1E;
Synonyms: fall back, give back, retire, withdraw
Related Words: 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