All retreat synonyms
reΒ·treat
R r verb retreat
- exit β A way out, especially of a public building, room, or passenger vehicle.
- downs β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- countermand β If you countermand an order, you cancel it, usually by giving a different order.
- caving β the sport of climbing in and exploring caves
- offing β the state or fact of being off.
- fold up β a part that is folded; pleat; layer: folds of cloth.
- draw in β to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- downing β a downward movement; descent.
- fall away β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- beg off β to ask to be released from an engagement, obligation, etc
- draw back β a hindrance or disadvantage; an undesirable or objectionable feature.
- come again β Some people say 'Come again?' when they want you to repeat what you have just said.
- cave in β If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- inversed β reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency.
- decamp β If you decamp, you go away from somewhere secretly or suddenly.
- ease off β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- go south β fail, go bad
- go back on β at, to, or toward the rear; backward: to step back.
- downed β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- give β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- fade away β to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- flinch β to draw back or shrink, as from what is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant.
- crawfish β A crawfish is a small shellfish with five pairs of legs which lives in rivers and streams. You can eat some types of crawfish.
- evert β Turn (a structure or organ) outward or inside out.
- give notice β warn, inform
- die off β a sudden, natural perishing of large numbers of a species, population, or community.
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
noun retreat
- chapter house β A chapter house is the building or set of rooms in the grounds of a cathedral where the members of the clergy hold their meetings.
- castoff β thrown away; discarded; abandoned
- haven β a harbor or port.
- monkhood β the condition or profession of a monk.
- boatyard β A boatyard is a place where boats are built and repaired or kept.
- outs β away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
- exodus β A mass departure of people, esp. emigrants.
- isolation β an act or instance of isolating.
- hegira β Islam. Hijra.
- elopement β The act of eloping.
- walkout β a strike by workers.
- embrasure β (architecture, military) Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement.
- conge β permission to depart or dismissal, esp when formal
- lamasery β a monastery of lamas.
- foramen β an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
- castoffs β Plural form of castoff.
- cloister β A cloister is a covered area round a square in a monastery or a cathedral.
- gatehouse β a house at or over a gate, used as a gatekeeper's quarters, fortification, etc.
- air-raid shelter β a structure, often located underground, that is designed to protect people during an air raid
- dockyard β a waterside area containing docks, workshops, warehouses, etc., for building, outfitting, and repairing ships, for storing naval supplies, etc.
- keyhole β a hole for inserting a key in a lock, especially one in the shape of a circle with a rectangle having a width smaller than the diameter of the circle projecting from the bottom.
- downtick β a decline or deterioration in business activity, in mood, etc.
- foramina β an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.