| VERB | motion | retreat, withdraw, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back | pull back or move away or backward |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | retreat | move away, as for privacy | |
| motion | retreat, retrograde | move back / back | |
| communication | 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 | |
| NOUN | act | retreat | (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's / enemy's superior forces or after a defeat |
| location | retreat | a place of privacy | |
| communication | retreat | (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position | |
| communication | retreat | (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset / sunset | |
| artifact | retreat, hideaway | an area where you can be alone | |
| act | retreat, retirement | withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation / meditation | |
| act | retreat | the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) |
| Sounds | riytriy't | |
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| Rhymes | aesthete ... worksheet: 76 rhymes with iyt... | |
| Meaning | (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's / enemy's superior forces or after a defeat. | |
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| Example | "the disorderly retreat of French troops" | |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Narrower | disengagement, fallback, pullout | To break off a military action with an enemy / enemy |
| Broader | withdrawal | The act of withdrawing |
| Spanish | retirada | |
| Catalan | retirada | |
| Meaning | A place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet. | |
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| Instances | Camp David | A retreat to the northwest of Washington that is used by the president of the United States |
| Narrower | ashram | (India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus |
| ashram | A place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian ashram | |
| nest | A cosy or secluded / secluded retreat | |
| nook | A sheltered and secluded / secluded place | |
| pleasance | A pleasant and secluded / secluded part of a garden | |
| sanctum, sanctum sanctorum | A place of inviolable privacy | |
| Broader | area, country | A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) |
| Spanish | refugio, retiro | |
| Catalan | refugi | |
| Verbs | retreat | move away, as for privacy |
| Meaning | (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position. | |
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| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Broader | signal, signaling, sign | Any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message |
| Meaning | (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset / sunset. | |
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| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Broader | bugle call | A signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle |
| Spanish | retirada | |
| Catalan | retirada | |
| Meaning | An area where you can be alone. | |
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| Synonym | hideaway | |
| Broader | area | A part of a structure having some specific characteristic / characteristic or function |
| Verbs | retreat | move away, as for privacy |
| Meaning | Withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation / meditation. | |
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| Example | "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity" | |
| Synonym | retirement | |
| Broader | withdrawal | The act of withdrawing |
| Spanish | retiro, retraimiento | |
| Catalan | retir, retraïment | |
| Meaning | The act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant). | |
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| Broader | withdrawal | The act of withdrawing |
| Opposite | progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion | The act of moving forward (as toward a goal) |
| Meaning | pull back or move away or backward. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | withdraw, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back | |
| Narrower | back up, back off, back down | Move backwards from a certain position |
| fall back | move back and away from | |
| retrograde, retreat | Move back / back | |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Opposite | advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on | Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense |
| Similar to | 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 |
| Spanish | alejarse, jubilar, retirarse, retirar, retroceder, suprimir | |
| Catalan | allunyar-se, apartar-se, jubilar, retirar-se, retirar, retrocedir, suprimir | |
| Meaning | Move away, as for privacy. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer" | |
| Narrower | cocoon | retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Spanish | retirarse | |
| Nouns | retreat | an area where you can be alone |
| retreat | a place of privacy | |
| Meaning | Move back / back. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonym | retrograde | |
| Broader | withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back | pull back or move away or backward |
| Spanish | retroceder | |
| Meaning | make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw | |
| Similar to | withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back | pull back or move away or backward |
| Spanish | recular, retirarse, retirar, suprimir | |
| Catalan | recular, retirar-se, retirar, suprimir | |
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