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Synonyms for retire
rɪˈtaɪərre·tire

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. retire

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

    Antonyms:
    approach, advance

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. retireverb

    Synonyms:
    (Com.) withdraw from circulation (as currency)

  2. retireverb

    Synonyms:
    withdraw, depart, retreat, remove

  3. retireverb

    Synonyms:
    recede, retrocede, fall back, beat a retreat, sound a retreat, take the back track

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. retireverb

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

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "retire":

    retirement, retired, withdraw, retires, retreat, retraite, pension, retiring

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How to use retire in a sentence?

  1. Bradley Horowitz:

    We want to formally retire the notion that a Google+ membership is required for anything at Google … other than using Google+ itself.

  2. Father Hendricks:

    There will be a meeting and then it will be decided, you know, what your parents want to do about anything. Do they want to try... to press charges... but that's between them and the bishop, they will decide, ask you what your decision is, what you're going to do, whether there will be a case or not or whether, you know, a settlement, I don't know. But as far as after that, I don't know what's going to happen. I really will have to probably really resign, retire now.

  3. David Cannon/Getty Images:

    It’s not something that’s important. I just want to be happy. Money’s not going to make me happy. I just want to play against the best, if somebody gave me $200 million tomorrow, it’s not going to change my life. What am I going to get out of it? I already have [enough money] that I could retire right now, but I don’t want to. I just want to play golf.

  4. David Phagan:

    Everybody loves dogs, you know, that’s the biggest thing is I love working with the animals … it’s just something that’s hard to explain unless you’ve actually done it and once you do it, it's really hard to stop wanting to do it, i expect this to be my last dog before I retire, but I really enjoy it.

  5. Mac Brown:

    Chairman Yarmuth’s announcement shows Democrats realize their chances of maintaining control of the U.S. House of Representatives are slim to none, we look forward to doing our part to helping retire Nancy Pelosi as speaker in 2022.


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