Incursion and Retreat

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Incursion noun - A sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory.

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Retreat is an antonym for incursion in invasion topic.

Retreat noun - An act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable.

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Incursion is an antonym for retreat.

Nearby Words: retreated, retreating

full	full incursion	full retreat
mass	mass incursion	mass retreat
small	small incursion	small retreat
successful	successful incursion	successful retreat
Other adjectives: massive, possible, final, last, occasional, attempted, southern.

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