Attacks
Retreat is an antonym for attacks in topics: set to work, sudden dysfunction or disorder, assault physically, physical assault, assault verbally.
Retreat
Retreat noun - An act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable.
Nearby Words: retreated, retreating
Both words in one sentence
- The underlings don't care for this and are smart enough to retreat when wounded or make sneak attacks against players if they can.
Source: Role Play / Bay 12 Homestuck RPG - One of the poems tell the story of the brave but incredibly stupid soldier Sven Dufva who, in the middle of a battle against the Russians misunderstands an order to retreat and instead attacks the enemies in front of him.
- It also lends itself to variants given the nature of some of the attacks; for example, anything which involves damaging an enemy by moving the attacker around (the Pandawa's Blisskrieg or the Sacrier's Assault, for example) can be turned on an ally with HP to spare for a quick retreat as well.
Source: Splash Damage Abuse
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