- Types Of Speech
- You can use retreat as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Retreat
- A 2 syllables noun and 7 letters with the letters a, e, r, and t, 4 consonants, 3 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter r. Retreat starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters r, re, ret, retr, retre, and the ending characters are t, at, eat, reat, treat, ..
- Definition
- Withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "a religious retreat"
- School Grade
- Retreat is set as a grade six word that starts with r, ends with t, 2 syllables, 3 vowels and 7 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is retreat a scrabble word? A 7 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Retreat in Pig Latin is said as "etreatray or etreatrway".
- Unigram
- r | e | t | r | e | a | t
- Bigram
- re | et | tr | re | ea | at
- Trigram
- ret | etr | tre | rea | eat
- Quadrigram
- retr | etre | trea | reat
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation;
"a religious retreat" - (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat;
"the disorderly retreat of French troops" - an area where you can be alone
- (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
- (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
- a place of privacy;
a place affording peace and quiet
- Verb Examples
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity;
"We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him";
"He backed out of his earlier promise";
"The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" - pull back or move away or backward;
"The enemy withdrew";
"The limo pulled away from the curb" - move back;
"The glacier retrogrades" - move away, as for privacy;
"The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abandon | the trait of lacking restraint or control freedom from inhibition or worry "she danced with abandon" |
| Abandonment | withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless" |
| Abashment | feeling embarrassed due to modesty |
| Abate | become less in amount or intensity "The storm abated" "The rain let up after a few hours" |
| Abdication | the act of abdicating |
| Abjure | formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion" "She abjured her beliefs" |
| Abode | housing that someone is living in "he built a modest dwelling near the pond" "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless" |
| Abscond | run away usually includes taking something or somebody along |
| Absolution | the act of absolving or remitting formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance |
| Absquatulate | run away usually includes taking something or somebody along |
View all cognitive synonyms for Retreat
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Retreat | withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation "a religious retreat" |
| Treater | someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) |
View English words with the unique letters used in retreat. Words With The Letters Aert
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Withdrawal | the act of withdrawing |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retreat (7 letters) | 7 | 7 | treater | ||
| Tear (4 letters) | 4 | 4 | rate | ||
| Ratter (6 letters) | 6 | 6 | ratter | ||
| Water Rat (9 letters) | |||||
| Tetra (5 letters) | 5 | 5 | treat | ||
| Aertex (6 letters) | 13 +6 | 13 +6 | aertex | ||
| Artery (6 letters) | 9 +2 | 8 +1 | artery | ||
| Extra (5 letters) | 12 +5 | 12 +5 | extra | ||
| Reata (5 letters) | 5 | 5 | reata | ||
| Tatter (6 letters) | 6 | 6 | aerttt | ||
| Tare (4 letters) | 4 | 4 | rate | ||
| Tea Tray (8 letters) | |||||
| Trave (5 letters) | 8 +1 | 9 +2 | avert | ||
| Water (5 letters) | 8 +1 | 8 +1 | water | ||
| Rate (4 letters) | 4 | 4 | rate | ||
| Treaty (6 letters) | 9 +2 | 8 +1 | treaty | ||
| Tera (4 letters) | 4 | 4 | rate | ||
| Treat (5 letters) | 5 | 5 | treat | ||
| Eater (5 letters) | 5 | 5 | eater | ||
| Tater (5 letters) | 5 | 5 | treat | ||
| Arete (5 letters) | 5 | 5 | eater | ||
| Auteur (6 letters) | 6 | 8 +1 | auteur | ||
| Tearaway (8 letters) | 14 +7 | 13 +6 | aaaertwy | ||
| Extravert (9 letters) | 19 +12 | 20 +13 | extravert | ||
| Treater (7 letters) | 7 | 7 | treater |
Retreat Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With R
- Ends With T
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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