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Definitions

retreat

[ri-treet] / rɪˈtrit /
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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As prices begin to retreat, consumers often stop shopping around as aggressively as when prices were rising sharply and stop looking for the station with the lowest price.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

A massive fire burning inside a Kimberly Clark paper products facility in Ontario collapsed a warehouse roof and forced firefighters to retreat early Tuesday as flames consumed the 1.2-million square foot structure.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

After the retreat, several notable changes were detected:

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Daleep Singh, chief global economist at PGIM, said a face-saving cease-fire would allow oil to retreat toward $80 to $100 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

She reaches out to me, but I retreat farther into the flower bed.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper