- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|638
- Abbreviations|0
46 entries under retreat topic. ×
| wince(noun, verb, act, start, withdraw) | |
| recoil(noun, verb, act, start, withdraw) | |
| shrink(noun, verb, act, start, worry) | |
| start(noun, verb, worry, withdraw, draw) | |
| quail(verb, start, worry, withdraw, draw) | |
| blench(verb, start, withdraw, draw, hide) | |
| cower(verb, start, worry, avoid, hide) | |
| cringe(noun, verb, act, start, withdraw) | |
| draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start, withdraw) | |
| withdraw(verb, start, shy, dodge) | |
| falter(verb, worry, withdraw, avoid) | |
| balk(verb, stop, start, withdraw) | |
| blanch(verb, start, worry, withdraw, avoid) | |
| blink(verb, start, withdraw, shy) | |
| duck(verb, start, withdraw, shy) | |
| swerve(verb, start, withdraw, shy) | |
| back away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw) | |
| dodge(verb, withdraw, hesitate, recoil) | |
| hesitate(verb, withdraw, refuse, resist) | |
| shirk(verb, start, withdraw, shy) |
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