Antonyms for retreats
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : ree-treet |
| Phonetic Transcription : riˈtrit |
Definition of retreats
- noun departure
- noun place one goes for peace
- verb pull back, go away
- The use of simple "exercises" in these retreats has been found to be very helpful.
- Extract from : « Marriage Enrichment Retreats » by David Mace
- We ourselves do not "prepare" for the retreats and do not ask the couples to do so either.
- Extract from : « Marriage Enrichment Retreats » by David Mace
- There is a sequence of events that is typical of most retreats.
- Extract from : « Marriage Enrichment Retreats » by David Mace
- Here are a few books which have been found useful by leaders of retreats.
- Extract from : « Marriage Enrichment Retreats » by David Mace
- Who had heard the twanging of Karkapaha's bow in the retreats of the bear?
- Extract from : « Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 (of 3) » by James Athearn Jones
- Now they can venture abroad from their retreats without fear.
- Extract from : « Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers » by John Burroughs
- The earth rounds this portion of the curve and retreats from the sun.
- Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
- The last time I saw him was when Villa stopped over with us on one of his retreats.
- Extract from : « Across the Mesa » by Jarvis Hall
- She retreats, covering her eyes; then approaches and bends over the body.
- Extract from : « Semiramis and Other Plays » by Olive Tilford Dargan
- Not when you consider,” said Antonia, “that retreats follow repulses.
- Extract from : « Aladdin & Co. » by Herbert Quick
Synonyms for retreats
- abandon
- adytum
- ark
- asylum
- avoid
- back
- back away
- back down
- back off
- back out
- backtrack
- beat it
- cave in
- cell
- cloister
- convent
- cover
- covert
- decamp
- defense
- den
- depart
- disengage
- draw back
- ebb
- elude
- escape
- evacuate
- evacuation
- evade
- fall back
- flight
- fold
- give ground
- go
- go along with
- go back
- habitat
- hand over
- harbor
- haunt
- haven
- hermitage
- hide
- hideaway
- hiding place
- ivory tower
- keep aloof
- keep apart
- lay down
- leave
- move back
- opt out
- port
- privacy
- pull out
- quail
- quit
- recede
- recoil
- reel
- refuge
- regress
- relinquish
- resign
- resort
- retire
- retirement
- retrocede
- retrograde
- reverse
- run
- safe house
- safe place
- sanctuary
- seclude oneself
- seclusion
- security
- sequester
- shelter
- shrink
- solitude
- start back
- turn tail
- vacate
- withdraw
- withdrawal
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