Synonyms of retired

retired 1 of 2

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

On also announced that retired player and commentator Thierry Henry would join as its new director of football and FC Barcelona player Sydney Schertenleib would help develop and test its soccer apparel. — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

Yaghi, who has six daughters and a retired husband, returned after hearing that Israeli forces had withdrawn from the village at the end of July. — Diego Ibarra Sánchez, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026

Verb

Sounds like the film will center on Fred making the transition to film, while Adele married Lord Charles Cavendish and retired from show life altogether. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

The carrier, which Italy retired in 2024, arrived at the Indonesian seaport last week after a 25-day journey passing through the Suez Canal, the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026