163 entries under retreat topic. ×

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turn tail(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
2
vacate(verb, go, remove, withdraw, leave)
2
yield(verb, go, part, separate, remove)
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abandon(verb, go, withdraw, leave, return)
1
back away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
1
beat it(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
1
blow(go, remove, leave, draw)
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book(verb, go, remove, leave, draw)
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bow out(verb, expression, go, remove, leave)
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call off(expression, withdraw, back, deny)
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cave in(verb, expression, go, decline, withdraw)
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check out(verb, expression, go, remove, leave)
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close(drop, reduce, withdraw, diminish, decrease)
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decay(verb, diminish, decrease, weaken, lessen)
1
decline(verb, drop, close, reduce, withdraw)
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decrease(verb, drop, close, decline, reduce)
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die down(verb, expression, drop, decrease, lessen)
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die out(verb, expression, decrease, lessen)
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diminish(verb, drop, close, decline, reduce)
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draw away(verb, expression, go, remove, withdraw)
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APASmart Define. (2015). fall back thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/fall_back/thesaurus/synonyms
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