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View synonyms for retired

retired

[ ri-tahyuhrd ]

adjective

  1. withdrawn from or no longer occupied with one's business or profession:

    a retired banker.

  2. due or given a retired person:

    retired pay.

  3. secluded or sequestered:

    a retired little village.

    Synonyms: solitary, removed, isolated



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Other Words From

  • re·tiredly adverb
  • re·tiredness noun
  • nonre·tired adjective
  • quasi-re·tired adjective
  • self-re·tired adjective
  • semi·re·tired adjective
  • unre·tired adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of retired1

First recorded in 1580–90; retire + -ed 2
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Example Sentences

Bateman, a retired Diamond Bar resident who has driven a Tesla for five years, said he’s no longer happy with the image the car portrays.

And stunned people with his pace in the wet at night before the car eventually retired.

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After the cuts, 2,183 people would remain, which included several hundred who retired or accepted a buyout programme earlier this year, the accountment said.

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“It’s coming from everyone, it’s coming from Black officers, it’s coming from women, it’s coming from Asians,” said commissioner Teresa Sanchez-Gordon, the panel’s newest member and a retired Superior Court judge.

A rare Medieval bishop's ring found by a retired firefighter in a Norfolk field is expected to fetch up to £18,000 at auction.

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