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retreatnoun an act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeablewe made a strategic retreat when we realized that we were outnumbered something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from dangerher bedroom served as a retreat from the frequent arguing between her parents the abandoned cabin was a welcome retreat from the storm asylum, bolt-hole(chiefly British), harbor, harborage, haven, refuge, sanctuary, sanctum, shelter oasisanchorage, mooring, portcover, screenabode, diggings, domicile, dwelling, habitation, house, housing, lodging, lodgment(or lodgement), pad, place, quarters, residence, rest, roofcloister, closet, covert, den, hermitage, hideaway, hideout, laircastle, fastness, fort, fortress, palisade, redoubt, strongholdlean-to, lee, shed, windbreak 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 back away, drop back, fall back, pull out, recede, retire, withdraw flee, flyflinch, recoil, shrinkchicken (out)bow outback down, backpedal, backtrack, climb downdetach, disengage, disentangle, pull awayabandon, depart, evacuate, go, leave, quit, vacate give ground, give way, lose ground advance beard, brave, brazen, breast, confront, dare, defy, face, outbrave to hasten away from something dangerous or frighteningthe untried soldiers retreated in humiliating disarray almost as soon as the enemy's onslaught began bolt, break, bug out, flee, fly, hightail (it), run, run away, run off, skedaddle abscond, clear out, decamp, elope, escape, get (away), get out, lam, light out, make off, mizzle(chiefly British), scarper(British), scat, scram, skip (out), skirr beat a retreat, beat it, make tracks, turn tail beard, brave, confront, dare, defy, faceabide, dwell, hang around, linger, remain, stay, stick around, tarry v.recede, retreat, retract, back mean to move backward.recede implies a gradual withdrawing from a forward or high fixed point in time or space.the flood waters gradually receded retreat implies withdrawal from a point or position reached.retreating soldiers retract implies drawing back from an extended position.a cat retracting its claws back is used with up, down, out, or off to refer to any retrograde motion.backed off on the throttle in the 14th century |