RETRATING Antonyms

• the event of one object coming closer to another

• the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

• the act of drawing spatially closer to something

• of the relatively near future

• remaining in force or being carried on without letup

• persisting for a long time

• processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible

• relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply

• shaping metal by heating and hammering

• at or near or directed toward the front

• used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty

• of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle

• the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey

• a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team

• at or to or toward the front; forward

• forward in time or order or degree

• toward the future; forward in time

• in a forward direction

• near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane

• moving forward

• send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit

• (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

• extend in scope or range or area

• stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

• span an interval of distance, space or time

• make available; provide

• thrust or extend out

• reach outward in space

• offer verbally

• extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

• expand the influence of

• lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

• extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

• cause to move at full gallop

• open or straighten out; unbend

• use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity

• prolong the time allowed for payment of

• continue or extend

• increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance

• gradual improvement or growth or development

• the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

• a movement forward

• develop in a positive way

• move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

• form or accumulate steadily