Come and Retreating

Opposite meaning words

Come verb - To move closer to.

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Retreating is an antonym for come.

Nearby Words: coming, comer

Definitions of Come not found.

Come is an antonym for retreating in go away topic.

Nearby Words: retreat, retreated

Orders come by telegraph just in time decreeing that no more houses may be burned, since it reveals the Germans are retreating.

Source: Series / Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter aka: Unsere Mutter Unsere Vater
Bang goes toe-to-toe with him long enough for Hakumen and Valkenhayn to come in and pull their own Big Damn Heroes moment by intimidating the mad scientist into retreating.

Source: Badass Normal / Video Games

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