Definition of RETIRED

retired

Meanings

Verb

  • go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
    • "He retired at age 68"
  • withdraw from active participation
    • "He retired from chess"
  • pull back or move away or backward
  • withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
  • break from a meeting or gathering
    • "The men retired to the library"
  • make (someone) retire
    • "The director was retired after the scandal"
  • dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
    • "She finally retired that old coat"
  • lose interest
    • "he retired from life when his wife died"
  • cause to be out on a fielding play
  • cause to get out
    • "The pitcher retired three batters"
  • prepare for sleep
  • simple past and past participle of retire

Adjective Satellite

  • no longer active in your work or profession

Adj

  • Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet.
  • Of a place, far from civilization, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded.
  • Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. (of people)
  • No longer in use or production.

Origin / Etymology

From retire + -ed.

Synonyms

adjourn, bed, crawl in, draw back, go to bed, go to sleep, hit the hay, hit the sack, kip down, move back, pull away, pull back, put out, recede, retire, retreat, sack out, strike out, turn in, withdraw

Antonyms

advance, get up, turn out

Scrabble Score: 8

retired is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
retired is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
retired is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

retired is a valid Words With Friends word