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Synonyms for re treating
verb pull back, go away

reverse
depart
fall back
backtrack
retire
recede
evacuate
leave
abandon
back down
go back
withdraw
escape
go

hide
back off
reel
shrink
pull out
relinquish
quit
run
ebb
resign
avoid
back
elude
disengage

fold
sequester
decamp
evade
retrograde
vacate
recoil
regress
quail
back away
back out
beat it
draw back
hand over

opt out
turn tail
retrocede
cave in
give ground
go along with
keep aloof
keep apart
lay down
move back
seclude oneself
start back

Antonyms for re treating

remain
meet
come
enter
continue

stay
forge
forward
advance
keep

go forward
take on
face

Synonyms
noun fleeing; departure

exodus
powder
lam
escapement
beat

spring
getaway
break
breakout
exit

slip
escape
retreat
out
escaping

retreating
fugue
exfiltration
getaway car
running away

Antonyms

coming
standing

arrival
staying

waiting

Synonyms
verb put in reverse direction

withdraw
repulse
reverse
backtrack

retire
recede
retract
repel

regress
retreat
fall back
turn tail

drive back

Antonyms

attract
dissuade
meet

advance
forge
discourage

go forward

Synonyms
verb back off

balk
renege
backtrack
take back
cancel
concede
back out
admit
withdraw
abandon

pull out
back off
surrender
retreat
give in
accede
acquiesce
bow out
chicken out
cop out

demur
hold back
recant
recoil
resign
submit
yield
cave in
pull back
give up

back pedal
beg off
give ground
go back on
have no fight left
wimp out
withdraw from agreement or statement

Antonyms

permit
uphold
dispute
dissent

refuse
reject
allow
fight

advance
go forward

Synonyms
verb escape

flee

quit

retreat

withdraw

Antonyms

ignore

refuse

stay

Synonyms
verb annul, cancel a command

revoke
reverse

recall
override

retract
repeal

retreat
rescind

Antonyms

enforce
permit

sanction
approve

meet
allow

Synonyms
verb vanish; cease

depart
wane
retire
escape
go
melt
dissipate
fade
perish
evaporate
expire
sink
flee

retreat
fly
die
recede
leave
withdraw
abandon
dissolve
vamoose
end
ebb
abscond
clear

vacate
exit
disperse
pass
evanesce
decamp
pass away
die out
dematerialize
be done for
be gone
be lost
be no more

be swallowed up
cease to exist
come to naught
drop out of sight
end gradually
evanish
fade away
go south
leave no trace
melt away
take flight

Antonyms

wait
grow
increase
remain
coagulate
solidify
improve
come in

come
enter
continue
stay
rise
begin
be born
fight

appear
strengthen
face
meet
advance
forge
keep
arrive

Synonyms
verb retract from position

deduct
discount
recede
recoil

retreat
sheathe
shrink
subtract

withdraw
pull back
reel in
start back

take away

Antonyms

forge

go forward

start

Synonyms
verb stop doing an activity

quit
back out
cease

withdraw
abandon
forsake

leave
renege
retreat

give up
give notice

Antonyms

remain
carry out
stay

continue
begin
engage

join

Synonyms
verb subside; decline

degenerate
slacken
wane
dwindle
lessen
recede
peter out
melt
fall back

abate
diminish
weaken
shrink
deteriorate
retire
decay
drop
relent

flag
decrease
sink
withdraw
fall
moderate
retreat
languish
go out

let up
retrocede
fall away
die out
ease off
die down
fade away
flow back

Antonyms

improve
grow
increase
enlarge
prolong
ascend

flow
develop
raise
rise
expand
extend

strengthen
forge
forward
build
flourish
advance

Synonyms
verb leave a place

blow
quit
depart
retire
get off
withdraw

go out
get
move
split
go
issue

retreat
git
bid farewell
do vanishing act
flake off
get away

go away
move out
say goodbye
take a hike
take one’s leave

Antonyms

remain
surrender
dissuade
come in

arrive
come
stay
continue

enter
discourage
stop
go in

Synonyms
verb run away to escape

fly
jump
take off
depart
get
leave
vanish
desert
retreat
blow
elude

skedaddle
abscond
skip
avoid
scoot
evade
break
scamper
hotfoot
decamp
bolt

scram
vamoose
split
cut out
make off
beat a hasty retreat
cut and run
fly the coop
get away
get the hell out
make a getaway

make oneself scarce
make quick exit
make tracks
step on it
step on the gas
take a hike
take flight
make one’s escape

Antonyms

wait
dawdle
face
stay

arrive
come
continue
meet

take on
join
stand

Synonyms
verb shy away, wince

blanch
balk
cower
blink
recoil
cringe
swerve

crouch
escape
avoid
retire
recede
evade
elude

start
eschew
blench
withdraw
duck
shun
quail

shirk
flee
shrink
retreat
draw back

Antonyms

stretch
remain
confront

stay
face
meet

advance
forge
take on

Synonyms
verb yield, collapse

hand over
grant
devote
lend
fail
allow
go
open
retire

sag
crumble
fold
bend
weaken
cede
cave
concede
relent

shrink
flex
relax
break
sink
fall
surrender
retreat
relinquish

slacken
recede
contract
crumple
bow to
fold up
give way

Antonyms

deny
refuse
tighten
put together
straighten
increase
enlarge
grow
stretch
conceal
refrain

withhold
withstand
hold
keep
finish
join
build
strengthen
fight
win
disagree

rise
expand
face
meet
extend
advance
forge
take
hold up

Synonyms
verb quit

take off
depart
retire
stop

evacuate
leave
exit
withdraw

abandon
get off
retreat
go

shove off
stop participating

Antonyms

come in
persevere
arrive
come

stay
enter
continue
begin

advance
allow
keep
start

Synonyms
verb withdraw; diminish

reduce
fade
ebb
wane
dwindle
lessen
taper
subside
decrease

sink
abate
diminish
shrink
retreat
fall back
retrogress
decline
retire

return
depart
drop
back
retract
retrograde
regress
close
draw back

go back
retrocede
die off
drain away
flow back
go away

Antonyms

grow
increase
enhance
enlarge
prolong
ascend
expand

extend
raise
strengthen
rise
develop
face
meet

forge
begin
enter
continue
advance
forward

Synonyms
verb return to earlier way of doing things

fall back
ebb
revert
recede
fall off

degenerate
deteriorate
retrogress
relapse
lapse

sink
backslide
retreat
go back
lose ground

fall away
roll back
throw back
turn back

Antonyms

increase
improve
grow

forge
forward
progress

develop
strengthen

Synonyms
verb leave a place or responsibility

relinquish
depart
pull out
separate
remove
withdraw
go
surrender
retreat
revoke
ebb
recede

resign
secede
part
exit
yield
regress
decamp
repeal
rescind
draw back
fall back
get off

hand over
take off
turn in
rusticate
absent oneself
deny oneself
get away
give ground
give up work
give way
go away
go to bed

go to sleep
hit the sack
leave service
make vacant
pull back
run along
seclude oneself
sever connections
stop working
go to one’s room

Antonyms

remain
increase
come in
continue

stay
advance
approve
join

arrive
begin
enter

Synonyms
verb take back; renege on

deny
repeal
revoke
reverse
renounce
repudiate
disavow
rule out
renege
back down
take back
withdraw

cancel
back off
recant
disown
rescind
suspend
welsh
recall
abjure
recede
back
countermand

disclaim
eliminate
forswear
retrograde
exclude
sheathe
retreat
call off
fall back
pull in
retrocede
take in

pull back
unsay
back out of
draw in
forget it
go back on
have change of heart
nig
reel in
change one’s mind
eat one’s words

Antonyms

sanction
enforce
permit
include
welcome
corroborate

emphasize
repeat
acknowledge
admit
agree
allow

approve
go forward
advance
forge
accept
reaffirm

Synonyms
verb go back, turn back

come back
turn
retire
repair
repeat
reconsider
reexamine
recur

reappear
rebound
revert
revisit
react
recrudesce
rotate
recoil

revolve
retreat
back up
bounce back
double back
reoccur
circle back
come again

go again
hark back to
move back
reel back
reenter
retrace steps

Antonyms

ignore
request
stay
face

meet
depart
leave
keep

take
pay
ask

Synonyms
verb turn upside down or backwards

shift
overturn
rearrange
interchange
inverse
capsize
exchange
revert

invert
backtrack
transpose
back
backpedal
upset
switch
flip-flop

transfer
about-face
retreat
back up
double back
go back
turn over
upend

evert
evaginate
go backwards
move backwards
transplace
turn around
turn back

Antonyms

enforce
go ahead
hold

keep
advance
do

meet
reserve

Synonyms
verb pull away; split from

break with
quit
abdicate

separate
retire
resign

leave
apostatize
withdraw

retract
retreat
disaffiliate

Antonyms

remain
combine
come in
unite

come
stay
continue
hold

maintain
join
advance

Synonyms
verb recoil, shy away

recede
retreat
huddle
crouch
flinch
slink

retire
demur
contract
cower
shudder
refuse

boggle
blench
withdraw
wince
quail
cringe

scruple
draw back
hang back

Antonyms

stretch
consent
enlarge
grow
advance

forge
face
meet
accept
allow

develop
expand
take on

Synonyms
verb remove something or someone from situation

quit
depart
pull out
retire
disengage
leave
eliminate
go
drop out
retreat
blow
abjure
recede

secede
switch
book
exit
quail
vacate
recoil
detach
extract
shrink
back out
bail out
bow out

check out
draw back
fall back
get off
phase out
take off
pull back
absent oneself
draw away
ease out
exfiltrate
get away
get lost

give ground
give way
keep aloof
keep apart
make oneself scarce
run along
seclude oneself
take a hike
take away
take leave
take out

Antonyms

persevere
come in
combine
unite
remain
permit
come

stay
continue
enter
begin
join
engage
keep

arrive
face
meet
advance
allow

Synonyms
verb move backward

fall back

retreat

abandon

withdraw

Antonyms

forge
continue

defend
pursue

Synonyms
verb give in

acquiesce
retreat

submit
surrender

yield
cave in

give up

Synonyms
verb turn and run away

retreat
skedaddle

desert under fire
make a U-turn

run scared
turn around

turn on a dime

Synonyms
verb move away backwards

back out
retreat

withdraw
backpedal

crawfish
pull back

Antonyms

move forward

stay

Synonyms
verb backtrack

retract
fall back
reverse

about-face
rethink
back

retreat
withdraw
retrograde

change
retrocede

Antonyms

remain
meet

advance
stay

Synonyms
verb backpedal

retract
fall back
reverse

about-face
rethink
back

change
withdraw
retrograde

retreat
retrocede

Antonyms

remain

advance

stay

Synonyms
verb return

repair
repeat
reconsider
reexamine
recur
reappear
rebound
retire

revert
revisit
react
turn
rotate
recoil
revolve
retreat

back up
bounce back
come back
double back
reoccur
circle back
come again
go again

hark back to
move back
reel back
reenter
retrace steps

Antonyms

ignore
stay

face
meet

Synonyms
verb recede

abate
back
close
decline
decrease
depart
diminish
draw back

drop
dwindle
ebb
fade
fall back
go back
lessen
reduce

regress
retire
retract
retreat
retrograde
retrogress
return
shrink

sink
subside
taper
wane
die off
drain away
flow back
go away

Synonyms
verb back

backpedal
backtrack
fall back
recede
regress

repel
repulse
retire
retract
retreat

retrograde
retrogress
reverse
turn tail
withdraw

drive back
retrace one’s steps

Synonyms
verb retire

depart
ebb
remove
go
revoke
repeal
secede
exit
separate
resign
part
decamp

surrender
retreat
rescind
relinquish
recede
yield
pension
withdraw
regress
draw back
fall back
get off

hand over
pull out
take off
turn in
rusticate
absent oneself
deny oneself
get away
give ground
give up work
give way
go away

go to bed
go to sleep
hit the sack
leave service
make vacant
pull back
put out to pasture
run along
seclude oneself
sever connections
stop working
go to one’s room

Antonyms

increase
remain
combine
come in
unite

permit
arrive
come
enter
stay

approve
join
advance
forge
allow