ONCOMING Antonyms

• stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)

• destroyed or killed

• dead

• well in the past; former

• drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

• used up or no longer available

• the act of departing

• leaving a place or a position

• retiring from a position or office

• at ease in talking to others

• earlier than the present time; no longer current

• the time that has elapsed

• a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)

• a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past

• so as to pass a given point

• of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

• a slow or gradual disappearance

• the act of becoming more distant

• (of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back

• (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