1. retreat
verb. ['riːˈtriːt'] pull back or move away or backward.
Synonyms
- pull away
- fall back
- move back
- locomote
- move
- draw back
- pull in one's horns
- retrograde
- recede
- back off
- go
- crawfish
- back away
- pull back
- back out
- crawfish out
- retire
- back up
- withdraw
- travel
Antonyms
- advance
- discontinue
- refrain
- closing
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Words that Rhyme with Beat A Retreat
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- noncompete
- indiscreet
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- vanvliet
- vanfleet
- obsolete
- mistreat
- marquerite
- marguerite
- excrete
- discrete
- discreet
- concrete
- complete
- secrete
- replete
- downbeat
- deplete
- conceit
- compete
- bufete
- bridgette
- backseat
- unseat
- streett
- street
- shumeet
- repeat
- receipt
2. retreat
noun. ['riːˈtriːt'] (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat.
Synonyms
- disengagement
- fallback
- pullout
Antonyms
- linger
- recede
- ride
- follow
3. beat
verb. ['ˈbiːt'] come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.
Synonyms
- vanquish
- outdo
- whomp
- outflank
- surmount
- trounce
- cheat
- subdue
- spread-eagle
- mop up
- circumvent
- outperform
- outplay
- chouse
- defeat
- chicane
- screw
- mate
- whip
- outwit
- scoop
- beat out
- get the jump
- best
- have the best
- outfox
- surpass
- get the best
- outscore
- outgo
- win
- overcome
- bat
- get the better of
- shaft
- outsmart
- overreach
- get over
- rout
- eliminate
- pip
- checkmate
- exceed
- worst
- drub
- spreadeagle
- shell
- immobilise
- cream
- outfight
- outstrip
- jockey
- trump
- lick
- outpoint
- crush
- immobilize
- clobber
- outmatch
- walk over
- master
- thrash
- overwhelm
- overpower
- rack up
Antonyms
- untie
- unfasten
- dull
- fill
Etymology
- beten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beatan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. beat
verb. ['ˈbiːt'] give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression.
Synonyms
- beat up
- trounce
- strap
- rough up
- knock out
- pistol-whip
- baste
- belabor
- whip
- lambast
- soak
- lambaste
- knock cold
- work over
- belabour
- welt
- flog
- larrup
- spank
- thresh
- batter
- hit
- slash
- strong-arm
- cane
- lash
- kayo
- flail
- clobber
- thrash
- paddle
- lam
Antonyms
- leave
- abstain
- forceless
- unlash
Etymology
- beten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beatan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. beat
verb. ['ˈbiːt'] hit repeatedly.
Synonyms
- paste
- strike
- deck
- whang
- knock down
- beetle
- hammer
- bastinado
- coldcock
- thrash
- dump
- full
- floor
Antonyms
- arrive
- orient
- disassemble
- please
Etymology
- beten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beatan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. beat
verb. ['ˈbiːt'] move rhythmically.
Synonyms
- pulsate
- palpitate
- pulse
- pound
- thrash
- throb
- move
- flutter
- flap
Antonyms
- dissuade
- go
- repel
- sensitize
Etymology
- beten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beatan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. beat
verb. ['ˈbiːt'] shape by beating.
Synonyms
- forge
- shape
- work
- mould
- hammer
- form
Antonyms
- lend oneself
- disarrange
- deglycerolize
- undeceive
Etymology
- beten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beatan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. beat
verb. ['ˈbiːt'] make a rhythmic sound.
Synonyms
- go
- sound
- thrum
Antonyms
- be born
- add
- begin
- gladden
Etymology
- beten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beatan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. beat
noun. ['ˈbiːt'] the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music.
Synonyms
- musical rhythm
- rhythm
- musical time
- upbeat
- backbeat
- downbeat
- offbeat
Antonyms
- beginning
- victory
- unscrew
- disjoin
Etymology
- beten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beatan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. A
noun. a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.
Synonyms
- micromicron
- micromillimeter
- millimicron
- picometer
- nanometer
- metric linear unit
- micromillimetre
- picometre
- nanometre
- angstrom unit
- angstrom
Example sentences of the word beat-a-retreat
1. Noun Phrase
Activate the fogger and beat a retreat, leaving the fogger to do its work as directed by the manufacturer's instructions.