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travel vs retreat

retreat vs travel

travel and retreat both are nouns.

travel and retreat both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
travel Yes No Yes No
retreat Yes No Yes No
As verbs, retreat is a hyponym of travel; that is, retreat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than travel:
  • travel: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  • retreat: pull back or move away or backward
Other hyponyms of travel include circulate, go around, spread, carry, ease, whish, float, swap, seek, whine, fly, ride, come, ghost, betake oneself, overfly, pass over, travel, wend, do, raft, get about, get around, repair, resort, cruise, journey, travel, come, come up, round, trundle, push, travel purposefully, swing, cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander, take the air, walk, meander, thread, wander, weave, wind, forge, spirt, spurt, crawl, creep, scramble, slide, slither, roll, wheel, glide, bounce, jounce, breeze, be adrift, blow, drift, float, play, float, swim, swim, walk, move around, turn, circle, slice into, slice through, drift, err, stray, run, step, drive, motor, automobile, ski, fly, wing, steam, steamer, tram, taxi, ferry, caravan, ride, sit, prance, swim, arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise, ascend, go up, come down, descend, fall, go down, fall, crank, zigzag, follow, travel along, advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress, draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, withdraw, retrograde, continue, go forward, move ahead, proceed, back, pan, follow, lead, precede, follow, pursue, return, derail, jump, flock, accompany, billow, circulate, circle, angle, pass, go by, go past, pass, pass by, surpass, travel by, hurry, speed, travel rapidly, zip, speed, zoom, drive, belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, shack, trail, shuttle, hiss, whoosh, whisk, career, circuit, lance, go around, outflank, propagate, draw, change, transfer, swash, pace, step, tread, step, hurtle, whistle, island hop, plough, plow, lurch, sift, fall, drag, run, bang, precess, move around, travel, ride, snowshoe, beetle.
travel (noun) retreat (noun)
the act of going from one place to another (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
self-propelled movement withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
a movement through space that changes the location of something the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
an area where you can be alone
(military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
(military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
travel (verb) retreat (verb)
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
make a trip for pleasure pull back or move away or backward
travel upon or across move back
undergo transportation as in a vehicle move away, as for privacy
undertake a journey or trip
travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge
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