Retreat and Urge

Opposite meaning words

Retreat verb - To move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable).

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Urge is an antonym for retreat.

Nearby Words: retreated, retreating

Urge verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.

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Retreat is an antonym for urge in beg topic.

Nearby Words: urged, urging

ideal	ideal retreat	ideal urge
long	long retreat	long urge
big	big retreat	big urge
great	great retreat	great urge
Other adjectives: mental, desperate, last, occasional, uncontrollable.

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