Synonyms of retreats

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noun

plural of retreat

1

as in withdrawals

an act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable

we made a strategic retreat when we realized that we were outnumbered

Synonyms & Similar Words

• withdrawals
• retirements
• pullouts
• pullbacks
• recessions
• routs
• recoils
• revulsions
• flinches
• disengagements
• disentanglements

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advances
• advancements

2

as in refuges

something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger

her bedroom served as a retreat from the frequent arguing between her parents

the abandoned cabin was a welcome retreat from the storm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refuges
• shelters
• sanctuaries
• havens
• residences
• lodgings
• asylums
• bolt-holes
• oases
• harbors
• sanctums
• hideouts
• sancta
• abodes
• harborages
• quarters
• dwellings
• ports
• hideaways
• houses
• rests
• moorings
• strongholds
• places
• anchorages
• housings
• screens
• domiciles
• roofs
• cloisters
• fortresses
• hermitages
• habitations
• forts
• dens
• castles
• sheds
• coverts
• lairs
• diggings
• redoubts
• covers
• pads
• closets
• lodgements
• lodgments
• palisades
• windbreaks
• lees
• lean-tos

retreats

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verb

present tense third-person singular of retreat

1

as in withdraws

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• withdraws
• retires
• flees
• recedes
• falls back
• pulls out
• drops back
• evacuates
• gives way
• backs away
• flies
• recoils
• gives ground
• leaves
• shrinks
• flinches
• loses ground
• detaches
• chickens (out)
• goes
• abandons
• departs
• disengages
• climbs down
• vacates
• pulls away
• backs down
• backtracks
• backpedals
• bows out
• quits
• disentangles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advances
• confronts
• dares
• faces
• breasts
• defies
• braves
• brazens
• outbraves
• beards

2

as in flees

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 & Similar Words

• flees
• flies
• escapes
• runs
• bolts
• breaks
• beats a retreat
• runs away
• runs off
• beats it
• turns tail
• hightails (it)
• makes tracks
• skedaddles
• absconds
• bugs out
• decamps
• skips (out)
• elopes
• gets (away)
• gets out
• lights out
• lams
• makes off
• scats
• clears out
• scrams
• scarpers
• mizzles
• skirrs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confronts
• dares
• faces
• defies
• stays
• remains
• dwells
• braves
• lingers
• hangs around
• abides
• beards
• sticks around
• tarries