BOLDENING Antonyms

• becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so

• the act of pausing uncertainly

• unsteady in speech or action

• the activity of keeping something secret

• the state of being hidden

• process or result of becoming less or smaller

• the act of becoming less

• the process of becoming softer

• having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin

• indecision in speech or action

• the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes

• uncertain in purpose or action

• becoming weaker

• the act of reducing the strength of something

• causing debilitation

• moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker

• (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)

• pull back or move away or backward

• move away, as for privacy

• move back

• make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity