Retract, v. a.
- 1. Withdraw, draw back, draw in.
- 2. Recall, revoke, recant, abjure, disavow, cancel, take back, withdraw, unsay, disown.
- 3. Rescind, resume, take back.
Retract, v. n. Take back, unsay.
Retraction, n. Recantation, abjuration, revocation, disavowal.
Retreat, n.
- 1. Departure, withdrawal, retirement.
- 2. Retirement, seclusion, privacy, solitude.
- 3. Asylum, refuge, shelter.
Retreat, v. n.
- 1. Withdraw, retire, give way.
- 2. Recede, fall back, move back, retire.
Retrench, v. a.
- 1. Curtail, cut, lop, dock, prune, pare, clip, cut short, cut off, lop off.
- 2. Diminish, lessen, decrease, abridge, curtail.
- 3. Confine, limit.
- 4. Deprive of, mutilate.
Retrench, v. n.
- 1. Economize.
- 2. Encroach, make inroad.