187 entries under retreat topic. ×
| parry(noun, restraint, entertainment, diversion) | |
| quake(verb, withdraw, tremble, shrink) | |
| recede(verb, go, remove, start, withdraw) | |
| reel(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon) | |
| shrink back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, return) | |
| shudder(noun, verb, withdraw, dodge) | |
| stick(verb, withdraw, shrink, react) | |
| stickle(verb, withdraw, shrink, react) | |
| waver(verb, withdraw, shrink, react) | |
| abjure(verb, go, remove, leave, draw) | |
| carom(verb, start, withdraw, bump) | |
| departure(noun, restraint, entertainment, diversion) | |
| elude(verb, go, start, withdraw, leave) | |
| flight(noun, restraint, entertainment, diversion) | |
| react(verb, turn, withdraw, return) | |
| recant(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender) | |
| recession(noun, restraint, entertainment, diversion) | |
| regress(verb, move, go, change, withdraw) | |
| back out(verb, expression, go, remove, withdraw) | |
| bow out(verb, expression, go, remove, withdraw) |
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