Synonyms of retired

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adjective

ri-ˈtī(-ə)rd 

as in secluded

screened or sequestered from view

hiked out to a retired beach and fished in the surf

Synonyms & Similar Words

• secluded
• sheltered
• isolated
• hidden
• quiet
• lone
• lonely
• cloistered
• private
• covert
• remote
• secret
• solitary
• reclusive
• lonesome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• visible
• obvious
• exposed

retired

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verb

past tense of retire

1

as in settled

to go to one's bed in order to sleep

I'm exhausted, so I think I'll retire for the evening

Synonyms & Similar Words

• settled
• turned in
• bedded
• slept
• napped
• crashed
• hit the hay
• dossed (down)
• dropped off
• bunked
• nodded
• perched
• dozed
• roosted
• lay (down)
• slumbered
• reclined
• snoozed
• couched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rose
• arose
• got up
• awakened
• awoke
• woke
• aroused
• wakened
• roused
• stirred
• uprose
• shifted
• bestirred
• reawakened
• reawoke

2

as in dismissed

to let go from office, service, or employment

as a part of its restructuring, the company has begun to retire its older employees

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissed
• sacked
• removed
• fired
• released
• terminated
• discharged
• cashiered
• canned
• axed
• mustered out
• sent packing
• turned off
• pink-slipped
• bounced
• laid off
• downsized
• showed (someone) the door
• furloughed
• trimmed
• kicked out
• separated
• excessed
• unseated
• threw out
• chucked (out)
• booted (out)
• drummed (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• employed
• engaged
• hired
• retained
• signed (up or on)
• kept
• took on
• contracted
• reemployed
• rehired
• recruited
• subcontracted

3

as in withdrew

to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)

the insurgents have retired to the outskirts of the city, but appear to be readying themselves for another offensive

Synonyms & Similar Words

• withdrew
• retreated
• fell back
• lost ground
• fled
• evacuated
• dropped back
• pulled out
• receded
• gave way
• backed away
• flew
• left
• gave ground
• detached
• departed
• went
• abandoned
• vacated
• flinched
• shrank
• recoiled
• climbed down
• disengaged
• quit
• pulled away
• backed down
• bowed out
• backtracked
• disentangled
• backpedaled
• chickened (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advanced
• confronted
• faced
• bearded
• dared
• defied
• braved
• breasted
• brazened
• outbraved

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of retired

Adjective

My guide on the Alaska Smokejumper Base was Rod Dow, a seventy-eight-year-old retired smokejumper who once held the record for jumps onto fires. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Habitat Home decor, locally made artisan items, one-of-a-kind gifts, ceramics, art, and textiles are stylishly displayed at this shop founded by a retired Marine. — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026

Verb

Johnson has hosted Inside the NBA since 1990 when TNT acquired broadcasting rights, with Barkley joining a decade later after the hall-of-famer retired from the league. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026

The prince went on to develop a close relationship with Gailey, who began at Eton in 1981 and retired in 2021. — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026