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retreats

NOUN

departure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

evacuation flight withdrawal

STRONG

ebb retirement

Antonyms

WEAK

advance arrival coming

NOUN

place one goes for peace

Synonyms

STRONGEST

haven hideaway refuge resort sanctuary shelter

STRONG

ark asylum cell cloister convent cover covert defense den habitat harbor haunt hermitage port privacy retirement seclusion security solitude

WEAK

adytum hiding place ivory tower safe house safe place

Antonyms

WEAK

advance arrival coming

VERB

pull back, go away

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon back down back off backtrack depart escape evacuate fall back go go back hide leave pull out recede reel retire reverse shrink withdraw

STRONG

avoid back decamp disengage ebb elude evade fold quail quit recoil regress relinquish resign retrograde run sequester vacate

WEAK

back away back out beat it cave in draw back give ground go along with hand over keep aloof keep apart lay down move back opt out retrocede seclude oneself start back turn tail

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance come continue enter forge forward go forward keep meet remain stay

STRONG

face take on

Example Sentences

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Unseasonably warm weather patterns at the start of the year signaled to the serpents that they could leave their winter retreats in search of food and mates.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

But the tiniest silver lining of the path he’s taken means I have one more thing to help navigate accepting my voice: an example of what happens when someone retreats into fear and shame.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Even if oil retreats to well below $100 a barrel and the effects of tariffs moderate, inflation is unlikely to return to the Fed’s 2% annual inflation target for at least a few years.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The group now has more than 100 members who regularly meet for walks and wellness retreats.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Marie-Laure turns the key in the lock and pockets it and finds her cane as she retreats into the low space of the kennel.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr