Synonyms of the word

disengagement

• n. Release or detachment from a physical situation or other involvement.
• n. The separation or release of a chemical.
• n. (dated) Leisure; relief from responsibilities or onerous activities.
• n. (military, politics) Withdrawal from combat, confrontation, or the assertion of influence.
• n. Termination of an agreement to be married.
• n. (fencing) A circular movement of the blade that blocks an opponent's parry.
• n. (medicine, obstetrics) The emergence of the fetus from the birth canal.

detachment

• n. (uncountable) The action of detaching; separation.
• n. (uncountable) The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation.
• n. (uncountable) Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness.
• n. (uncountable) Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity.
• n. (uncountable, military) The separation of a military unit from the main body for particular purpose or…
• n. (countable, military) The unit so dispatched.
• n. (countable, military) A permanent unit organized for special duties.
• n. (countable) Any smaller portion of a main body separately employed.

fallback

• n. An act of falling back.
• n. A backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with the…
• n. (construction) A reduction in bitumen softening point, sometimes called refluxing or overheating in a…
• adj. That can be resorted to as a fallback.

pullout

• n. A withdrawal, especially of armed forces.
• n. The change of the flight of an aircraft from a dive to level flight.
• n. An object, such as a newspaper supplement, that can be pulled out from something else.

retreat

• n. The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
• n. The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.
• n. A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.
• n. (rare and obsolete, euphemistic) An peaceful, quiet place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse;…
• n. A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude.
• n. A period of meditation, prayer or study.
• n. Withdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.
• n. A signal for a military withdrawal.
• n. A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
• n. A military ceremony to lower the flag.
• n. (chess) The move of a piece from a threatened position.
• v. (of military forces) to withdraw from a position, go back.
• v. (of a glacier) to shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures.

separation

• n. The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
• n. The place at which a division occurs.
• n. An interval, gap or space that separates things.
• n. (law) An agreement terminating a relationship between husband and wife, but short of a divorce.
• n. (military) Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely.