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past tense of retreat
Synonyms & Antonyms of retreated
1
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)
- we retreated to the safety of the cellar at the first sign of the tornado
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2
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
- the untried soldiers retreated in humiliating disarray almost as soon as the enemy's onslaught began
Synonyms for retreated
- bolted,
- broke,
- bugged out,
- fled,
- flew,
- hightailed (it),
- ran
- (also chiefly dialectal run),
- ran away,
- ran off,
- skedaddled
Words Related to retreated
- absconded,
- cleared out,
- decamped,
- eloped,
- escaped,
- got (away),
- got out,
- lammed,
- lit
- (or lighted out),
- made off,
- mizzled
- [chiefly British],
- scarpered
- [British],
- scatted,
- scrammed,
- skipped (out),
- skirred
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