138 entries under retreat topic. ×

21
withdraw(verb, move, action, take, act)
16
pull back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, action)
16
recede(verb, move, action, drop, act)
13
retire(verb, move, drop, act, close)
12
recoil(verb, go, remove, start, withdraw)
11
move back(verb, expression, move, action, act)
10
fall back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, drop)
10
shrink(verb, drop, close, go, decline)
8
flinch(verb, start, withdraw, hide)
6
start(verb, withdraw, shy, dodge)
5
blench(verb, start, withdraw, hide)
5
cringe(verb, start, withdraw, hide)
5
give ground(verb, expression, idiom, move, go)
5
pull out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, go)
5
quail(verb, go, remove, start, withdraw)
5
retrograde(verb, move, drop, act, close)
5
wince(verb, start, withdraw, hide)
5
yield(go, part, separate, remove, withdraw)
4
back(verb, move, drop, act, close)
4
deduct(verb, take, remove, reduce, withdraw)
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APASmart Define. (2016). draw back thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/draw_back/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "draw back thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/draw_back/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 28, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, draw back thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 28 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/draw_back/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "draw back thesaurus" 29 March 2016. Web. 28 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/draw_back/thesaurus/synonyms>