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retired

[ri-tahyuhrd] / rɪˈtaɪərd /
ADJECTIVE
having withdrawn from active life
Synonyms
STRONGEST
elderly resigned
STRONG
superannuated
WEAK
emerita emeritus in retirement
Antonyms
WEAK
active employed working
ADJECTIVE
having been withdrawn
Synonyms
STRONG
detached isolated removed retreated secluded separated sequestered withdrawn
WEAK
apart distant
Antonyms
STRONG
attached connected mingling public sociable united
WEAK
active employed working
ADJECTIVE
done working
Synonyms
STRONGEST
discharged retiring
STRONG
cloistered humble immured secluded sequestered shy superannuated withdrawn
WEAK
cidevant emeritus inactive otiose unfrequented
Antonyms
STRONG
extroverted open sociable
WEAK
active employed working

Example Sentences

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With the cruise industry on pause, he took a stopgap job with a construction-project management firm, where he worked for about four years until he retired in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

GMP has confirmed that one of the officers who retired is working on police staff.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Hay Fever is one of Coward's most enduring comedies, and follows the self-centred Bliss family - retired actress Judith, her novelist husband David, and their children Sorel and Simon.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Even after he retired, Ayala was still bringing the people of Mount Washington together.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Penelope scooped them up and retired to her comfortable chair near the hearth.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood