Retreat vs Fallback - What's the difference?
retreat | fallback | Synonyms |
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.
An act of falling back.
A backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with the main plan; a recourse.
(construction) A reduction in bitumen softening point, sometimes called refluxing or overheating in a relatively closed container.
That can be resorted to as a fallback.
Fallback is a synonym of retreat.
As nouns the difference between retreat and fallback
is that retreat is the act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant while fallback is an act of falling back.As a verb retreat
is to withdraw military forces.As an adjective fallback is
that can be resorted to as a fallback.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.
See also
* religious retreatAnagrams
* *fallback
English
Alternative forms
* fall-backNoun
(en noun)- As a fallback, I suppose we can use typewriters if the word processing system fails.
Synonyms
* (act of falling back) ebbing, recession, retreat * (backup plan) back-up/backup, plan B, recourseDerived terms
* automatic fallback * modulation fallbackAdjective
(-)- a fallback plan