10 Letter Words for Retreating
retreating
9 Letter Words for Retreating
argentite, garnetter, grenatite, integrate, intertear, reiterant, retearing, retrating, targetier
8 Letter Words for Retreating
aigrette, aretting, argenter, enargite, eritrean, etranger, garneter, gnattier, gratinee, interage, intereat, natterer, rattener, reattire, regainer, rerating, retainer, retarget, retirant, retraite, tangeite, tinetare, treating
7 Letter Words for Retreating
angrier, angrite, arenite, ariette, arterin, attinge, attirer, earring, egretta, enteria, entreat, eritrea, garnett, gattine, genetta, gentier, giterne, gittern, gnatter, grainer, granite, grantee, granter, gratine, gratten, greaten, greater, grenier, grinter, gritten, gritter, inerter, ingrate, ingreat, integer, intrate, iterant, iterate, nattier, negater, negrita, nettier, nitrate, rangier, rantree, ratteen, rattier, ratting, reagent, rearing, reginae, regrant, regrate, reigner, reinter, rentage, rentier, rereign, retinge, retrain, retrait, retrate, retreat, retting, taenite, tairger, tangier, tarente, tarring, tartier, tartine, tarting, tearier, tearing, teering, teeting, teniate, tentage, tentier, tergant, tergite, ternate, terrage, terrain, terrane, terrine, tertian, tetrane, tinerer, tintage, trainee, trainer, tranter, treater, treeing, treitre
6 Letter Words for Retreating
aerier, agreer, aigret, anteri, arette, argent, argine, arrent, artier, attern, atterr, attire, earing, earner, eating, egeran, egeria, engirt, enrage, entera, entier, entire, entrer, entria, ergate, errant, erring, errite, etagre, etrier, gainer, gaiter, garner, garnet, garret, garten, garter, gatten, gatter, genear, geneat, genera, gerate, gerent, getter, giarre, ginete, girner, gitter, graine, granet, grater, gratin, grenat, ingate, irater, irrate, natter, nearer, neater, negate, nerita, nerite, netter, nitter, nritta, rainer, ranger, ranter, raring, rateen, ratine, rating, ratite, ratten, ratter, reagin, reearn, regain, regear, regent, regian, regina, regret, reiter, renate, renter, rerate, rerent, rering, retain, retare, retear, retent, retier, retina, retine, retint, retira, retire, retter, ringer, ritter, taeing, tainte, tairge, tanger, tangie, tanier, tantie, targer, target, taring, tarrie, tarten, tarter, teaing, tearer, teeing, teetan, teniae, tenter, tentie, ternar, terner, terran, terret, terrie, territ, tertia, tienta, tierer, tinage, tinger, tinter, tirage, tirret, treget, triage, triene, trigae, tringa, triter
5 Letter Words for Retreating
aegir, aerie, agene, agent, agete, agree, agrin, aiger, ainee, airer, anger, antre, areng, arent, arere, arete, arett, argin, arite, arnee, arret, arrgt, arrie, arter, ating, atren, atter, eager, eagre, eaten, eater, egret, eigne, enage, enate, entea, enter, entia, entre, entte, ering, etage, etang, ettin, gaine, gaitt, garni, garre, gater, geare, geira, genae, genet, genie, genit, genre, gerea, gerne, giant, gnarr, grain, grane, grant, grate, great, green, greet, grein, greit, greta, grete, grint, inert, inger, inter, intra, irate, irena, irene, irreg, narre, neger, neter, niger, nigra, niter, nitta, ragee, rager, raine, ranee, range, rater, ratti, reate, regar, reget, regia, regie, regin, regna, reign, reina, reneg, renet, renga, renig, rente, reran, rerig, retag, retan, retar, retia, retie, retin, riant, ringe, taint, tairn, tangi, tanti, targe, tarie, tarin, tarre, tarri, tarte, tater, tatie, tatin, teart, tenai, tenet, tenga, tenge, tenia, terai, terga, terna, terne, terra, terre, tetra, tetri, tiang, tiger, tinea, tinge, tinta, tirer, titan, titar, titer, tragi, train, trait, trant, treat, treen, trier, triga, trina, trine, trite
4 Letter Words for Retreating
agee, agen, ager, aget, agin, agit, agni, aine, aint, aire, airn, airt, anet, anre, ante, anti, areg, aren, aret, arni, arri, arte, atte, attn, earn, eger, eine, eira, eire, engr, entr, erat, erer, eria, erie, erin, erne, etat, eten, etna, gaen, gaet, gain, gair, gait, gane, gant, gare, gari, garn, gart, gate, gatt, gean, gear, geat, geer, geet, gein, geir, geit, gena, gene, gent, gere, geta, gien, gire, girn, girr, girt, gite, gnar, gnat, gran, grat, gree, gren, gret, grin, grit, iare, inga, inta, intr, iran, iter, nagi, naig, nare, narr, natr, near, neat, neer, neet, nete, neti, ngai, rage, ragi, rain, rait, rane, rang, rant, rare, rate, rean, rear, reen, reet, regr, regt, rein, reit, rent, rete, rgen, rier, riga, rine, ring, rita, rite, ritt, taen, taig, tain, tait, tane, tang, tare, tari, tarn, tarr, tart, tate, tean, tear, teat, teen, teer, teet, tega, tene, teng, tent, tera, tern, terr, tete, tiar, tien, tier, tige, tine, ting, tint, tire, tirr, tite, trag, trat, tree, tret, trie, trig, trin, trit, trna
3 Letter Words for Retreating
aer, age, agr, agt, ain, air, ait, ane, ant, are, arg, arn, arr, art, ate, att, ean, ear, eat, eeg, een, eer, eir, ene, eng, era, ere, erg, ern, err, ert, eta, gan, gar, gat, gee, gen, ger, get, gie, gin, git, gra, grr, gte, gtt, ign, ing, int, ira, ire, ita, nae, nag, nar, nat, nea, nee, neg, nei, net, nie, nig, nit, rag, rai, ran, rat, rea, ree, reg, rei, ria, rie, rig, rin, rit, rna, rte, rti, tag, tai, tan, tar, tat, tea, tee, teg, ten, ter, tet, tgn, tgt, tie, tig, tin, tit, tng, tnt, tra, tri, trt
Definitions for Retreating
[1] to treat again.
[2] the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
[3] the act of withdrawing, as into safety or privacy; retirement; seclusion.
[4] a place of refuge, seclusion, or privacy: The library was his retreat.
[5] an asylum, as for the insane.
[6] a retirement or a period of retirement for religious exercises and meditation.
[7] Military . a flag-lowering ceremony held at sunset on a military post. the bugle call or drumbeat played at this ceremony.
[8] the recession of a surface, as a wall or panel, from another surface beside it.
[9] to withdraw, retire, or draw back, especially for shelter or seclusion.
[10] to make a retreat: The army retreated.
[11] to slope backward; recede: a retreating chin.
[12] to draw or lead back.
[13] military to withdraw or retire in the face of or from action with an enemy, either due to defeat or in order to adopt a more favourable position
[14] to retire or withdraw, as to seclusion or shelter
[15] (of a person's features) to slope back; recede
[16] (tr) chess to move (a piece) back
[17] the act of retreating or withdrawing
[18] military a withdrawal or retirement in the face of the enemy a bugle call signifying withdrawal or retirement, esp (formerly) to within a defended fortification
[19] retirement or seclusion
[20] a place, such as a sanatorium or monastery, to which one may retire for refuge, quiet, etc
[21] a period of seclusion, esp for religious contemplation
[22] an institution, esp a private one, for the care and treatment of people who are mentally ill, infirm, elderly, etc
Words related to Retreating
re-treatreverse, depart, backtrack, retire, recede, evacuate, leave, abandon, withdraw, escape, go, hide, reel, shrink, relinquish, quit, run, ebb, resign, avoid
Words nearby Retreating
re-treatre-sort, re-sound, re-strain, re-trace, re-tread, re-treat, re-up, re-uptake, re., rea, rea silvia
Origin of Retreating
1300–50; (noun) Middle English retret < Old French, variant of retrait, noun use of past participle of retraire to draw back < Latin retrahere (re- re- + trahere to draw; see retract1); (v.) late Middle English retreten < Middle French retraitier < Latin retractāre to retract2
Words that may be confused with Retreating
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, retreatre-treat, retreat
Other words from Retreating
re·treat·al , adjective
re·treat·er , noun
re·treat·ive , adjective
Word origin for Retreating
C14: from Old French retret , from retraire to withdraw, from Latin retrahere to pull back; see retract
Synonyms for Retreating
abandon, back down, back off, backtrack, depart, escape, evacuate, fall back, go, go back, hide, leave, pull out, recede, reel, retire, reverse, shrink, withdraw, avoid, back, decamp, disengage, ebb, elude, evade, fold, quail, quit, recoil, regress, relinquish, resign, retrograde, run, sequester, vacate, back away, back out, beat it, cave in, draw back, give ground, go along with, hand over, keep aloof, keep apart, lay down, move back, opt out, retrocede, seclude oneself, start back, turn tail
