retire

[ri-tahyuhr] / rɪˈtaɪər /

VERB

leave a place or responsibility

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depart go pull out relinquish remove retreat separate surrender withdraw

STRONG

decamp ebb exit part recede regress repeal rescind resign revoke rusticate secede yield

WEAK

absent oneself deny oneself draw back fall back get away get off give ground give up work give way go away go to bed go to one's room go to sleep hand over hit the sack leave service make vacant pull back run along seclude oneself sever connections stop working take off turn in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance continue remain stay

STRONG

approve arrive come in increase join

WEAK

begin enter

Example Sentences

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By the time she retired in 2022 at 100, she was a national figure, noted for her age and sought out for interviews.

From Los Angeles Times

Veronika Garcia, a retired deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, died May 3 in a car crash in Idaho.

From Los Angeles Times

As it turns out, Goldstein is retiring as Sands seems to be reversing a yearslong slide in its leading share of Macau’s gaming market.

From Barron's

Alpine skiiing squad seven years after she had all but retired.

From Los Angeles Times

He retired in 2009, retreating to his New Hampshire home for a simpler life.

From The Wall Street Journal