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Synonyms & Antonyms of retiring
(Entry 1 of 2)
- one retiring young girl was sitting alone quietly in a corner during the party
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- boon,
- clubbable
- (also clubable),
- companionable,
- convivial,
- gregarious,
- sociable,
- social
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- extroverted
- (also extraverted),
- immodest,
- outgoing
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of retiring (Entry 2 of 2)
- I'm exhausted, so I think I'll retire for the evening
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- bedding,
- crashing
- [slang],
- dossing (down)
- [chiefly British],
- turning in
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- as a part of its restructuring, the company has begun to retire its older employees
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- the insurgents have retired to the outskirts of the city, but appear to be readying themselves for another offensive
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The first known use of retiring was in 1566
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