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retired

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of retired

screened or sequestered from view

  • hiked out to a retired beach and fished in the surf
Synonyms of retired

cloistered, covert, hidden, isolated, quiet, remote, secluded, secret, sheltered
Words Related to retired

lone, lonely, lonesome, reclusive, solitary

private
Near Antonyms of retired

obvious, visible

exposed

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