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

Example Sentences

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That’s because it goes towards the collective pool of money designed to prevent people who can no longer work and/or wish to retire from falling into poverty.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 8, 2026

To qualify for penalty-free distributions, Frank Gundal said he waited until age 55 to retire from his job as the director of energy efficiency at a utility company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

And without it, Jon Barker in Seattle wouldn’t have been able to retire from teaching early.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

Asked by BBC Sport if he felt Stokes could resign the captaincy and retire from playing, Key said: "He has not intimated that to me."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

My grandparents were almost done raising their boys, and now here we were, four young children who needed the kind of attention and care that Grandma Nellie thought she was about to retire from.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

retire from

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