Retreated and Stayed

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Retreated noun - People who have retreated.

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Stayed is an antonym for retreated.

Nearby Words: retreat, retreating

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Retreated is an antonym for stayed.

Nearby Words: stay, staying, stayer

Instead, the Communists retreated to Yan'an and stayed out of it, for the most part.

Source: Cavalry Refusal

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