Synonyms of retires

retires

verb

present tense third-person singular of retire

1

as in settles

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

• settles
• beds
• sleeps
• turns in
• crashes
• naps
• hits the hay
• dosses (down)
• nods
• drops off
• dozes
• snoozes
• perches
• slumbers
• reclines
• roosts
• lies (down)
• bunks
• couches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• arises
• awakens
• wakes
• awakes
• gets up
• wakens
• rouses
• arouses
• stirs
• reawakens
• uprises
• shifts
• bestirs
• reawakes

2

as in dismisses

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

• dismisses
• removes
• sacks
• fires
• releases
• terminates
• discharges
• cans
• turns off
• axes
• downsizes
• bounces
• pink-slips
• sends packing
• shows (someone) the door
• musters out
• lays off
• cashiers
• unseats
• excesses
• furloughs
• separates
• trims
• boots (out)
• kicks out
• throws out
• drums (out)
• chucks (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retains
• employs
• hires
• engages
• keeps
• takes on
• signs (up or on)
• rehires
• contracts
• recruits
• reemploys
• subcontracts

3

as in withdraws

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

• withdraws
• retreats
• flees
• recedes
• falls back
• evacuates
• pulls out
• drops back
• gives way
• backs away
• gives ground
• flies
• leaves
• shrinks
• recoils
• departs
• loses ground
• flinches
• vacates
• detaches
• goes
• abandons
• quits
• chickens (out)
• disengages
• climbs down
• pulls away
• backtracks
• backs down
• backpedals
• bows out
• disentangles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advances
• confronts
• faces
• dares
• breasts
• defies
• braves
• outbraves
• brazens
• beards

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of retires

SpaceX already retires aging Starlink satellites by burning them up in the Earth’s atmosphere. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026

New products, markets, channels and customer exceptions can accumulate faster than your organization retires old ones. — Basant Singh, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Supporting the Sentinel transition The Grey Wolf will also help as the Air Force brings in the LGM-35A Sentinel and retires the Minuteman III facilities. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026

Rafter, bothered by a right shoulder injury, retires after Cedric Pioline breaks his serve in the opening game of the fifth set. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Messi retires from international play after more than 20 years with Argentina that was highlighted by the 2022 world title. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026

If Kornheiser retires after their current contracts, Wilbon would be in his early 70s. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Westbrook retires as the NBA's all-time leader in triple-doubles with 209. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

The first component of the payments, known as the normal cost, is the calculation of how much the public agency and employees must contribute to ensure there are sufficient funds after investment returns to pay pensions when a worker retires. — Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026