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retirement

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of retirement

an act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable

  • military historians have blamed the defeat on that battalionʼs retirement from the front lines
Synonyms of retirement

pullback, pullout, recession, retreat, withdrawal
Words Related to retirement

rout

flinch, recoil, revulsion, shrinking

disengagement, disentanglement
Antonyms of retirement

advance, advancement

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