Synonyms of retirements

retirements

noun

plural of retirement

as in withdrawals

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

military historians have blamed the defeat on that battalion's retirement from the front lines

Synonyms & Similar Words

• withdrawals
• retreats
• recessions
• pullouts
• pullbacks
• revulsions
• routs
• disengagements
• recoils
• flinches
• disentanglements

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advances
• advancements

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of retirements

Now, over to Madeline for insight into one of the most unusual race retirements of recent years, which happened halfway through the event in Spain. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 16 June 2026

Early retirements are always possible. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 17 June 2026

Blazing its way through the Legislature is a proposal that could give California firefighters and police officers better pensions and earlier retirements. — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026

His experience highlights the often unglamorous reality of professional baseball retirements. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Officer lawsuits and allegations The retirements also come as both Petersen and Sumstad were named in a lawsuit filed earlier this year by Independence Police Capt. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026

The report says former Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald did increase employee contributions to 11 percent a year and reduce retirements for new employees, but those measures have fallen short. — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 1 July 2026

But the Department of Homeland Security let go a third of CISA employees in 2025 through buyouts, early retirements, forced reassignments and sweeping layoffs. — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 28 June 2026

Gilmore is well versed in TPA after using it during his almost nine years as chief investment strategist at Australia’s Future Fund, then later as CIO of New Zealand’s Superannuation Fund, which is designed to help the government pay for retirements, from 2019 to 2024. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026