Verb
- 1. retire, leave office, quit, step down, resign
- usage: go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"
- 2. retire, withdraw, discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
- usage: withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"
- 3. withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back, travel, go, move, locomote
- usage: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
- 4. retire, recall
- usage: withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
- 5. adjourn, withdraw, retire, close up, close, fold, shut down, close down
- usage: break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
- 6. retire, displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
- usage: make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"
- 7. retire, discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
- usage: dispose of (something no longer useful or needed); "She finally retired that old coat"
- 8. retire, withdraw, tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade
- usage: lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
- 9. put out, retire, toy, fiddle, diddle, play
- usage: cause to be out on a fielding play
- 10. retire, strike out
- usage: cause to get out; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"
- 11. go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep, retire
- usage: prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn"
Adjective
- 1. retired, inactive (vs. active)
- usage: no longer active in your work or profession
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