RETIRES Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

retires

verb

present tense third-person singular of retire

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

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of retires The department will also formalize its practice of informing state officials when an officer retires while disciplinary charges are still pending, in order to prevent them from being hired at another policing agency. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 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

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Once your wager settles, BetMGM will credit your account with up to $1500 (matching your original wager) in Bonus Bets if your first bet loses.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
As the heat settles in, fire crews are remaining on high alert, particularly as vegetation becomes increasingly dry this late in the year.

— Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of settles

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If your team is afraid to name real weaknesses, or if leadership dismisses uncomfortable truths, the analysis won’t do what it’s meant to do.

— Nancy Padberg, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Risks, but not existential ones Not everyone dismisses the risk quite so bluntly, though.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of dismisses

Verb

Investopedia made a state-by-state set of estimates for a single retiree who collects the average Social Security benefit of $1,975 a month and withdraws 4% of savings a year.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Cookies should not be set before consent, should appear the moment consent is granted, should persist across the session and should disappear when a visitor withdraws it.

— Lesa Seibert, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of withdraws

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Sunday says the victims should feel satisfied that this plea removes the possibility that Vereb could be found not guilty by a jury.

— Tory Wegerski, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
The Internet Archive removes recordings from the site when musicians ask, but hasn’t sought advance permission to share the music online.

— Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of removes

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But even as the characters reflect at length on the virtue of putting themselves out there, their series too often retreats within itself instead.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
Olivia Studio60, Womack Studios, Disney+ A celebrity TV weatherman retreats with his daughter to his estranged father’s olive groves, reopening old wounds.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of retreats

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In the city that never sleeps, Halloween, which falls on a Saturday this year, is the official start for all the holiday fun to come.

— Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026
One of more than a dozen holiday cabins and cottages on the property, the dog-friendly Efford House sleeps 13 in its seven bedrooms.

— Nicholas DeRenzo, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026