Exit vs Retreat - What's the difference?
exit | retreat | Synonyms |
A way out.
A passage or gate from inside someplace to the outside, outgang.
The action of leaving.
Death.
The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
* Shakespeare
The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.
A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.
* L'Estrange
* Dryden
A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude.
A period of meditation, prayer or study.
Withdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.
A signal for a military withdrawal.
A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
A military ceremony to lower the flag.
(chess) The move of a piece from a threatened position.
Exit is a synonym of retreat.
As nouns the difference between exit and retreat
is that exit is success while retreat is the act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.As a verb retreat is
to withdraw military forces.exit
English
Noun
(en noun)- He was looking for the exit and got lost .
- She stood at the exit of the house looking back and waving at those inside .
- He made his exit at the opportune time .
- The untimely exit of a consummate politician .
Synonyms
* (a way out) egress, outgang, outway * (the action of leaving) egress, outgoing, departureDerived terms
* emergency exit * exit interview * exit policy * exit poll * exit program * exit strategy * exit wound * fire exitSee also
* exit stage left ----retreat
English
Noun
(en noun)- In a retreat he outruns any lackey.
- He built his son a house of pleasure, and spared no cost to make a delicious retreat .
- That pleasing shade they sought, a soft retreat / From sudden April showers, a shelter from the heat.
