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retreats (from)

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present tense third-person singular of retreat (from)

Synonyms & Antonyms of retreats (from)

as in withdraws (from), escapes

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for retreats (from)

escapes,
takes off (from),
vacates,
withdraws (from)

delivers,
gives up,
hands over,
relinquishes,
surrenders,
yields

abjures,
cuts off,
disowns,
rejects,
renounces,
repudiates,
separates (from)

discards,
ditches,
dumps,
flings,
jettisons,
junks,
scraps,
sheds,
shucks (off),
throws away,
throws out

sacrifices

abandons,
deserts,
forsakes,
leaves,
maroons,
quits,
strands

distances

disregards,
forgets,
ignores,
neglects

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for retreats (from)

reclaims

harbors,
has,
holds,
keeps,
owns,
possesses,
reserves,
retains,
withholds

redeems,
rescues,
saves

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