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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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Finally they’ll examine the utility of corporate merch, such as Palantir’s french chore coat, and company retreats, like the Plex’s disastrous Survivor-themed getaway.

From Slate • May 2, 2026

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

It stalks quietly, tests its prey, strikes, then retreats, only to circle back again.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

At some wealth managers, family governance experts help the wealthy plan “Succession”-style retreats to Bozeman, Mont., and navigate thorny money discussions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

She nods to Molly as if to say All yours! and retreats down the stairs.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline