1. (noun)
retreat
- (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat Synonyms: retirement, hideaway
2. (noun)
retreat
- a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet Synonyms: retirement, hideaway
3. (noun)
retreat
- (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position Synonyms: retirement, hideaway
4. (noun)
retreat
- (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset Synonyms: retirement, hideaway
5. (noun)
hideaway, retreat
- an area where you can be alone Synonyms: retreat, retirement, hideout, den, hideaway
6. (noun)
retirement, retreat
- withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation Synonyms: retreat, retirement, hideaway
7. (noun)
retreat
- the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) Synonyms: retirement, hideaway
8. (verb)
withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
- pull back or move away or backward Synonyms: call in, swallow, sequester, lose, seclude, crawfish out, drop off, retire, crawfish, hit the hay, retreat, take, back away, strike out, back out, put out, take back, hit the sack, pull away, take out, fall back, unsay, turn in, crawl in, bow out, fall behind, draw back, recede, bed, sack out, recall, move back, retrograde, call back, go to sleep, sequestrate, draw, pull in one's horns, take away, go to bed, adjourn, disengage, withdraw, draw off, retract, pull back, kip down, remove
9. (verb)
retreat
- move away, as for privacy Synonyms: pull away, crawfish, draw back, back out, back away, retrograde, recede, withdraw, pull in one's horns, move back, retire, crawfish out, pull back
10. (verb)
retrograde, retreat
- move back Synonyms: draw back, retrogress, withdraw, back away, regress, retire, hash over, back out, retrograde, crawfish, move back, rehash, retreat, recede, pull away, pull in one's horns, pull back, crawfish out
11. (verb)
retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity Synonyms: recall, retract, call in, draw back, take away, sequester, swallow, withdraw, back out, back away, draw off, remove, seclude, take, retire, draw, take back, pull back, call back, retrograde, crawfish, move back, retreat, sequestrate, recede, bow out, pull away, take out, adjourn, pull in one's horns, unsay, crawfish out, disengage
Synonyms of 'retreat'
