Recession and Retreat

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Recession

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

Usage example: a retiring CEO making a gradual recession from the daily rigors of running a major corporation

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Retreat and recession are semantically related in retirement topic. In some cases you can use "Retreat" instead a noun "Recession", when it comes to topics like going back.

Nearby Words: recede, recess, recessive, recessed, recessing

Retreat

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

Usage example: we made a strategic retreat when we realized that we were outnumbered

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Antonyms for Retreat

Recession and retreat are semantically related in retirement topic. You can use "Recession" instead a noun "Retreat", if it concerns topics such as going back.

Nearby Words: retreated, retreating

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How words are described

long	long recession	long retreat
massive	massive recession	massive retreat
big	big recession	big retreat
great	great recession	great retreat
Other adjectives: subsequent, last.

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