40 entries under retreat topic. ×

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evasion(noun, break, delay, escape, opposition)
12
escape(noun, break, delay, opposition)
9
elusion(noun, delay, escape, freedom)
6
flight(noun, escape, freedom, departure)
4
abrogation(noun, law, continue, withdrawal)
2
departure(noun, break, freedom, withdrawal)
1
abandonment(rejection, withdrawal, repudiation, disappearance)
1
absconding(withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal)
1
apostasy(withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal)
1
backsliding(withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal)
1
castoff(withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal)
1
defecting(withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal)
1
departing(withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal)
1
derelict(withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal)
1
dereliction(withdrawal, abandonment, evasion, disappearance)
1
disavowal(rejection, withdrawal, abandonment, repudiation)
1
disavowing(withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal)
1
divorce(withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal)
1
falling away(expression, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance)
1
falseness(withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal)
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