Retreat
Retreat noun - An act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable.
Recoiling and retreat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Recoiling" instead a noun "Retreat".
Nearby Words: retreated, retreating
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Recoiling and Retreat. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/retreat/recoiling
Retreat & Recoiling. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/retreat/recoiling>.
Recoiling or Retreat. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/retreat/recoiling.
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