Resort and Retreat

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Resort

Resort noun - A place for spending time or for socializing.

Usage example: the island port was once the resort of smugglers, pirates, and other unsavory characters

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Retreat is a synonym for resort in vacation spot topic. In some cases you can use "Retreat" instead a noun "Resort", when it comes to topics like vacation place, holiday centre, holiday destination.

Nearby Words: resorting, resorted

Retreat

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

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Resort is a synonym for retreat in refuge topic. You can use "Resort" instead a noun "Retreat", if it concerns topics such as vacation spot, place one goes for peace.

Nearby Words: retreated, retreating

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full	full resort	full retreat
snooty	snooty resort	snooty retreat
small	small resort	small retreat
massive	massive resort	massive retreat
Other adjectives: infamous, famous, final, desperate, last, sapient, nudist.

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