| Main Entry: | turn tail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | turn and run away |
Synonyms: |
desert under fire, make a U-turn, retreat, run scared, skedaddle, turn around, turn on a dime |
| Main Entry: | back |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put in reverse direction |
Synonyms: |
backtrack, drive back, fall back, recede, regress, repel, repulse, retire, retract, retreat, reverse, turn tail, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
advance, go forward |
| Main Entry: | retreat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pull back, go away |
Synonyms: |
abandon, avoid, back, back away, back down, back off, back out, backtrack, beat it, cave in, decamp, depart, disengage, draw back, ebb, elude, escape, evacuate, evade, fall back, fold, give ground, go, go along with, go back, hand over, hide, keep aloof, keep apart, lay down, leave, move back, opt out, pull out, quail, quit, recede, recoil, reel, regress, relinquish, resign, retire, retrocede, retrograde, reverse, run, seclude oneself, sequester, shrink, start back, turn tail, vacate, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
advance, face, forge, meet |
| Main Entry: | retrocede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | back |
Synonyms: |
backpedal, backtrack, drive back, fall back, recede, regress, repel, repulse, retire, retrace one's steps, retract, retreat, retrograde, retrogress, reverse, turn tail, withdraw |