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retreated

ADJECTIVE
retired
Synonyms
STRONG
detached isolated removed secluded separated sequestered withdrawn
WEAK
apart distant
Antonyms
STRONG
attached connected mingling public sociable united
WEAK
active employed working
ADJECTIVE
withdrawn
Synonyms
STRONG
cool detached introverted quiet reserved restrained retired retiring shrinking shy
WEAK
aloof aseptic casual disinterested distant incurious indifferent nongregarious offish recluse reclusive remote silent solitary standoffish taciturn timorous uncommunicative uncompanionable unconcerned uncurious undemonstrative unforthcoming uninterested
Antonyms
STRONG
agitated bold confident extroverted friendly outgoing unreserved
WEAK
known seen sociable visible
ADJECTIVE
withdrawn
Synonyms
STRONG
cloistered departed isolated removed secluded
WEAK
out-of-the-way private recluse solitary taken out
Antonyms
STRONG
mingling open public
WEAK
extroverted friendly known outgoing seen sociable visible

Example Sentences

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U.S. natural gas futures settled lower as oil and European natural gas prices retreated on renewed efforts for a deal to end the U.S.-Iran conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Stocks and Treasury bonds were rallying on Wednesday, with bond yields — which move inversely to prices — moving lower as oil prices retreated.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

One hand holding a microphone, the other arm tightly tucked across her chest, she retreated to her zones of rhetorical comfort: grievance, victimhood, outrage.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

With the Iran cease-fire still seemingly intact, oil prices retreated today, giving the market some room to run.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Now she was being retreated with the same first-line regimen and, of course, Farmer knew, as he put his stethoscope to her chest, she was only getting sicker.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French