Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with retreat in American Collocation
retreat
noun
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/rɪˈtrit/
done quickly, espcially without planning
disorderly
hasty
headlong
hurried
quick
rapid
The dog let out a yelp and beat a hasty retreat to his doghouse.
deliberate and well-planned
orderly
strategic
tactical
To avoid losing the election, they made a tactical retreat on the issue of tax.
causing a loss of respect
humiliating
The change of tactics forced his rivals into a humiliating retreat.
beat
be forced into
lead
make
sound
This weakened and demoralized the Comintern and the leadership finally sounded the retreat.
politics
public life
But Karadzic’s public retreat from politics did not necessarily mean the end of his influence.