retreat
Secluded getaway spot
Retreat is movement backward or away from something, especially withdrawal from an enemy or difficult situation.
Armies retreat from battle; people retreat from confrontation.
A retreat is also a quiet place for rest or reflection—a mountain retreat, a yoga retreat.
The verb can describe gradual recession: The floodwaters slowly retreated.
To beat a retreat is to withdraw hastily.
Shelter from danger
- refugePlace of safety
- asylumShelter from persecution
- shelterProtected place or structure
- hideawaySecluded place of refuge
oasis · respite · safehouse · harbor · sanctum · hermitage · cloister · preserve
Focused attention practice
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- ashramHindu spiritual retreat
mindfulness · enlightenment · silence · solitude · reflection · prayer · fasting · yoga
State of being alone
- isolationComplete separation from others
- privacyFreedom from observation
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- sequesterSet apart, isolate
hermitage · reclusiveness · quietude · aloneness · remote · undisturbed · hidden · escape
Act of taking away
- fallbackAlternative if primary fails
- redeploymentRelocating resources or personnel
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
defensive · maneuver · tactics · rear-guard · bivouac · encampment · garrison · fortification
Free from agitation
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- quietudeState of calm stillness
restfulness · harmony · relaxation · repose · hush · placidity · contentment · ease
Return after decline
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- ministryClergy's work or state department
- sermonClergy's worship address
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
devotion · clergy · liturgy · parish · sacrament · repentance · pilgrimage · contemplative
Restoration of health
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- restorationReturning something to condition
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- therapyCurative mental treatment
rehabilitation · renewal · detox · spa · recharge · convalescence · self-care · respite
haven
Shelter from danger
hideaway · oasis · respite · safehouse · harbor · sanctum · hermitage · cloister · preserve · getaway
meditation
Focused attention practice
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
ashram · mindfulness · enlightenment · silence · solitude · reflection · prayer · fasting · yoga · zen
solitude
State of being alone
- isolationComplete separation from others
- privacyFreedom from observation
- withdrawalAct of taking away
sequester · hermitage · reclusiveness · quietude · aloneness · remote · undisturbed · hidden · escape · cocoon
withdrawal
Act of taking away
- fallbackAlternative if primary fails
- redeploymentRelocating resources or personnel
- evacuationRemoval from danger
strategic · defensive · maneuver · tactics · rear-guard · bivouac · encampment · garrison · fortification · stronghold
calm
Free from agitation
quietude · restfulness · harmony · relaxation · repose · hush · placidity · contentment · ease · solace
revival
Return after decline
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- ministryClergy's work or state department
- sermonClergy's worship address
congregation · devotion · clergy · liturgy · parish · sacrament · repentance · pilgrimage · contemplative · vespers
healing
Restoration of health
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- restorationReturning something to condition
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
therapy · rehabilitation · renewal · detox · spa · recharge · convalescence · self-care · respite · relaxation
recession
Prolonged economic decline
calving · shrinkage · terminus · ice · crevasse · fjord · permafrost · firn · esker · drift
- dwellingshouse, home, apartment, cabin, cottage
- strategystrategy, grand strategy, tactics, tactic, tactical
- conflict responsesavoidance, confrontation, compromise, accommodation, aggression
- crowd movementstampede, surge, crowd surge, rush, mob
- Defense Strategiesfortification, counterattack, blockade, shields, armor
- defensive skillsblocking, dodging, parrying, shielding, evasion
retreatconfront
Face squarely, address directly
face · stand firm · brave · defy · engage
retreatadvance
Move or progress forward
progress · advancement · progression · forge ahead · move forward
- family retreatGroup trip with relatives
- wellness retreatsRestorative destination programs
- rustic retreatRural vacation dwelling
- peaceful retreatsCalm places for rest
- company retreat
- weekend retreatBrief leisure trip away
retreats, retreating, retreated, retrenchment, retrenchments, retreatment