retire from

VERB

relinquish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon abdicate cede drop out forgo hand over quit renounce surrender vacate waive withdraw yield

STRONG

abnegate cast desert discard ditch drop dump forbear forsake forswear kick leave release repudiate resign sacrifice shed

WEAK

back down cast off cut loose drop like hot potato kiss good-bye lay aside opt out quit cold turkey stand down swear off take the oath take the pledge

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow assert claim continue defend fight hold keep remain retain stay win

STRONG

gather maintain revert take up

WEAK

take

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retire from

The 28-year-old qualified in eighth but was heading for a podium finish before an engine failure forced him to retire from third place with five laps remaining.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

After a stroke suffered in March forced him to retire from his game day role, he transitioned to an advisory role in June.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Former England bowler Kate Cross has announced she will retire from cricket at the end of the summer.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

His sacking came two weeks after former captain Ben Stokes made a sudden announcement to retire from international cricket.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

We spent most of dinner imagining how, precisely, Daisy would retire from Chuck E. Cheese’s.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green

retire from

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