ENCROACHMENT Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For ENCROACHMENT
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| pullback | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back • (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops) | ||||||
| recede | verb v | |||||
verb • pull back or move away or backward • retreat • become faint or more distant | ||||||
| relinquishment | noun n | |||||
noun • a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. • the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. | ||||||
| resignation | noun n | |||||
noun • acceptance of despair • the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.) • a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign | ||||||
| retreat | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat • a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet • (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position • (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset • an area where you can be alone • withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation • the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) verb • pull back or move away or backward • move away, as for privacy • move back • make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity | ||||||
| submission | noun n | |||||
noun • something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition) • the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another • the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else • the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness • a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter • an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter • (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing | ||||||
| surrender | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • acceptance of despair • a verbal act of admitting defeat • the delivery of a principal into lawful custody • the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) verb • give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another • relinquish possession or control over | ||||||
| withdrawal | noun n | |||||
noun • a retraction of a previously held position • the act of taking out money or other capital • the act of withdrawing • avoiding emotional involvement • the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc. • the act of ceasing to participate in an activity • a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation • formal separation from an alliance or federation • the termination of drug taking | ||||||
| yielding | adjective adj | |||||
noun • a verbal act of admitting defeat • the act of conceding or yielding adjective satellite • inclined to yield to argument or influence or control • lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure • tending to give in or surrender or agree | ||||||