Battle
Battle verb - To enter into contest or conflict with.
Usage example: the two top-seeded tennis players battled each other for almost three hours
Retreat
Retreat verb - To move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable).
Nearby Words: retreated, retreating
How words are described
| long | long battle | long retreat |
| single | single battle | single retreat |
| massive | massive battle | massive retreat |
| big | big battle | big retreat |
| Other adjectives: great, quick, easy, famous, mental, final, subsequent, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Averted in later games in the series, where playing in "Casual Mode" would just cause the defeated unit to retreat from the battle instead of being lost forever.
Source: Continuing Is Painful - She literally considers the extinction of her species to be preferable to retreat from battle.
Source: Webcomic / Star Power -
If you retreat from a battle, the opponents you ran from will still exist in the world.
Source: Video Game / Betrayal in Antara
Cite this Source
Retreat and Battle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/battle/retreat
Battle & Retreat. N.p., 2016. Web. 09 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/battle/retreat>.
Retreat or Battle. 2016. Accessed August 09, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/battle/retreat.
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