Synonyms and Antonyms of retreat (rĭ-trēt)

haven escape withdrawal chicken-out asylum turn-tail flee shorten one's lines flight seclusion reel recoil leave quail give ground renege departure reversal backing out retraction going running-away solitude privacy shelter sanctuary ark hideaway resort hermitage cloister recede withdraw draw back back-out retract go depart start back hand over backtrack back down evacuate abandon remove disengage turn-back fall back move back run away evade protection fallback pullback pullout ebb backpedal retire bolt draw-in-one-s-horns harbor evacuation drawing back refuge pull out fly retirement removal retrogression recession eluding evasion avoidance defense security cover port place of concealment hiding-place haunt habitat cell convent retrograde shrink seclude oneself keep aloof keep apart hide separate from regress relinquish lay down sequester oneself back-off vacate the position march out move behind beat-a-retreat decamp be routed give-way flee in disorder execute a strategic withdrawal avoid elude covert retrocede retrogress back cop out fink out pull back den dropback getaway hightail lair nest back-away crawfish crawfish-out pull in one's horns reverse safe place resign fastness redoubt retrocession pull-away run recess

advance progress progression front van. See syn. study at shelter.shelter stay continue attack drive forward forge exposed position coming arrival extension meet face van

safety forward approach resist sojourn stroll wilderness

retreat ₇ treater ₇

ratter ₆ retear ₆ tarter ₆ tearer ₆ terrae ₆ terret ₆

arete ₅ eater ₅ rater ₅ tarre ₅ tater ₅ terra ₅ tetra ₅ treat ₅

rare ₄ rate ₄ rear ₄ rete ₄ tare ₄ tart ₄ tate ₄ tear ₄ teat ₄ tree ₄ tret ₄

are ₃ art ₃ ate ₃ att ₃ ear ₃ eat ₃ era ₃ ere ₃ err ₃ eta ₃ rat ₃ ree ₃ ret ₃ tae ₃ tar ₃ tat ₃ tea ₃ tee ₃ tet ₃

ae ₂ ar ₂ at ₂ er ₂ et ₂ re ₂ ta ₂ te ₂