Antonyms for retire
rɪˈtaɪərre·tire

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1. retire

   Antonyms:
   beat, checkmate, conquer, crush, defeat, discomfit, down, humble, master, overcome, overmaster, overmatch, overpower, overthrow, prevail over, put down, reduce, rout, subdue, subject, subjugate, surmount, vanquish, win, worst

   Synonyms:
   capitulate, cede, fail, fall, fly, forfeit, lose, resign, retreat, submit, succumb, surrender, yield

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1. retire

   Antonyms:
   approach, advance

   Synonyms:
   withdraw, retreat, depart, secede, shrink, repair

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1. • Baseball
   • Close
   • Discard
   • Dismiss
   • Move
   • Play
   • Quit
   • Recall
   • Stop
   • Tire

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1. retireverb

   go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position

   "He retired at age 68"

   Synonyms:
   go to bed, draw back, withdraw, hit the hay, strike out, hit the sack, turn in, pull back, put out, move back, retreat, recede, crawl in, go to sleep, bed, sack out, pull away, kip down, adjourn

2. retire, withdrawverb

   withdraw from active participation

   "He retired from chess"

   Synonyms:
   swallow, sequester, crawl in, seclude, back away, crawfish out, crawfish, retreat, take, call in, strike out, back out, put out, take back, hit the sack, pull away, take out, unsay, turn in, bow out, draw back, go to sleep, bed, sack out, recall, move back, recede, hit the hay, call back, sequestrate, draw, draw off, take away, go to bed, adjourn, disengage, withdraw, pull back, kip down, pull in one's horns, remove

3. withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move backverb

   pull back or move away or backward

   "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

   Synonyms:
   call in, swallow, sequester, lose, seclude, crawfish out, drop off, crawfish, hit the hay, retreat, take, back away, strike out, back out, put out, take back, hit the sack, pull away, take out, fall back, unsay, turn in, crawl in, bow out, fall behind, draw back, recede, bed, sack out, recall, move back, retrograde, call back, go to sleep, sequestrate, draw, pull in one's horns, take away, go to bed, adjourn, disengage, withdraw, draw off, retract, pull back, kip down, remove

4. retireverb

   withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds

   Synonyms:
   go to bed, draw back, withdraw, hit the hay, strike out, hit the sack, turn in, pull back, put out, move back, retreat, recede, crawl in, go to sleep, bed, sack out, pull away, kip down, adjourn

5. adjourn, withdraw, retireverb

   break from a meeting or gathering

   "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"

   Synonyms:
   call in, swallow, sequester, crawl in, seclude, crawfish out, recess, crawfish, retreat, take, back away, break up, strike out, back out, put out, take back, hit the sack, pull away, take out, unsay, turn in, bow out, draw back, recede, bed, sack out, recall, move back, hit the hay, call back, go to sleep, sequestrate, draw, pull in one's horns, take away, go to bed, adjourn, disengage, withdraw, draw off, pull back, kip down, remove

6. retireverb

   make (someone) retire

   "The director was retired after the scandal"

   Synonyms:
   go to bed, draw back, withdraw, hit the hay, strike out, hit the sack, turn in, pull back, put out, move back, retreat, recede, crawl in, go to sleep, bed, sack out, pull away, kip down, adjourn

7. retireverb

   dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)

   "She finally retired that old coat"

   Synonyms:
   go to bed, draw back, withdraw, hit the hay, strike out, hit the sack, turn in, pull back, put out, move back, retreat, recede, crawl in, go to sleep, bed, sack out, pull away, kip down, adjourn

8. retire, withdrawverb

   lose interest

   "he retired from life when his wife died"

   Synonyms:
   swallow, sequester, crawl in, seclude, back away, crawfish out, crawfish, retreat, take, call in, strike out, back out, put out, take back, hit the sack, pull away, take out, unsay, turn in, bow out, draw back, go to sleep, bed, sack out, recall, move back, recede, hit the hay, call back, sequestrate, draw, draw off, take away, go to bed, adjourn, disengage, withdraw, pull back, kip down, pull in one's horns, remove

9. put out, retireverb

   cause to be out on a fielding play

   Synonyms:
   bother, crawl in, bring out, anaesthetise, draw back, hold out, douse, release, put under, go to sleep, turn in, retreat, strike out, put out, anaesthetize, publish, extend, anesthetize, stretch out, pull away, hit the sack, incommode, disoblige, trouble, discommode, stretch forth, recede, bed, sack out, move back, exsert, smother, hit the hay, anesthetise, issue, go to bed, adjourn, withdraw, pull back, kip down, inconvenience

10. retire, strike outverb

    cause to get out

    "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"

    Synonyms:
    go to bed, draw back, withdraw, mark, hit the hay, strike out, hit the sack, turn in, cross off, pull back, put out, move back, cross out, retreat, recede, crawl in, go to sleep, bed, sack out, pull away, strike off, kip down, adjourn

11. go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep, retireverb

    prepare for sleep

    "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn"

    Synonyms:
    have intercourse, have a go at it, adjourn, crawl in, hand over, draw back, bed, know, deliver, get laid, make love, put on, retreat, fork over, fork up, have sex, be intimate, strike out, put out, love, bonk, eff, hit the sack, move back, pull away, do it, turn in, lie with, render, make out, sack out, sleep together, jazz, sleep with, hump, recede, hit the hay, go to sleep, fork out, screw, have it off, have it away, go to bed, get it on, bang, withdraw, roll in the hay, pull back, kip down

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1. retireverb

   Synonyms:
   withdraw, retreat, recede, retrocede, leave, secede

How to use retire in a sentence?

1. James Wan:

   Luckily everyone felt the same way, the only thing to do here is to retire him gracefully and send him off in the most honorable way we could think of.

2. John Roland:

   The International Monetary Fund's important to realize that older populations present challenges but also opportunities, we need to shift away from the outdated stereotype that people retire and that's that, to ensuring that older people can continue to participate in society.

3. Ted Olson:

   It’s survival, you can either retire and disappear. Or you can embrace the opportunities that you're given by the gift of life in the first place.

4. Thad Cochran:

   I regret my health has become an ongoing challenge, i intent to fulfill my responsibilities and commitments to the people of Mississippi and the Senate through the completion of the 2018 appropriations cycle, after which I will formally retire from the U.S. Senate.

5. Larry Sabato:

   We're going to have to retire the word 'unprecedented' during Trump's presidency, it's becoming the new normal. And disgraceful, of course.

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