retreats

NOUN

departure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

evacuation flight withdrawal

STRONG

ebb retirement

Antonyms

WEAK

advance arrival coming

NOUN

place one goes for peace

Synonyms

STRONGEST

haven hideaway refuge resort sanctuary shelter

STRONG

ark asylum cell cloister convent cover covert defense den habitat harbor haunt hermitage port privacy retirement seclusion security solitude

WEAK

adytum hiding place ivory tower safe house safe place

Antonyms

WEAK

advance arrival coming

VERB

pull back, go away

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon back down back off backtrack depart escape evacuate fall back go go back hide leave pull out recede reel retire reverse shrink withdraw

STRONG

avoid back decamp disengage ebb elude evade fold quail quit recoil regress relinquish resign retrograde run sequester vacate

WEAK

back away back out beat it cave in draw back give ground go along with hand over keep aloof keep apart lay down move back opt out retrocede seclude oneself start back turn tail

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance come continue enter forge forward go forward keep meet remain stay

STRONG

face take on

Example Sentences

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Claudio Bravo, of Bravo Luxury Retreats, is the chief executive behind the private luxury community next to the festival that hosts Guess.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Appeared in the December 5, 2025, print edition as 'Meta Retreats From the Metaverse'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Mr Cameron keeps the herd of ponies as part of his agritourism business, Long Island Retreats, which he runs with his partner Lindsay Robertson.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025

Heartfelt Retreats has a private beach on Similk Bay, directly across from Kiket Island.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2021

No. When I think of my husband now, I almost wish I had his confidence in Priests and Retreats.

From The Black Robe by Collins, Wilkie