Synonyms for retire
verb
To draw away
separate, withdraw, part, leave, recede, retreat, regress, draw back, seclude oneself, secede, keep aloof, keep apart, shut oneself up, deny oneself, rusticate; see also leave 1.
Antonyms join*, accompany, take part in.
To go to bed
lie down, turn in, rest; see lie 4, sleep.
To cease active life
resign, give up work, leave active service, step down, make vacant, hand over, reach retirement age, be pensioned off, lead a quiet life, sequester oneself, get the golden handshake*, be put on the shelf*, be put out to pasture*; see also resign 2.
To remove
revoke, rescind, scrap; see eliminate 1, withdraw 2.
See retire in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To move or proceed away from a place:
depart, exit, get away, get off, go, go away, leave1, pull out, quit, run (along), withdraw. (Informal) cut out, push off, shove off. (Slang) blow1, split, take off. Idioms: hit the road, take leave. See approachTo go to bed:
bed (down). (Informal) turn in. (Slang) crash, flop. Idioms: call it a night, hit the hay (or sack). See awarenessTo withdraw from business or active life:
step down. Idioms: call it quits, hang up one's spurs, turn in one's badge. See continueTo remove from active service:
pension (off), superannuate. Idiom: put out to pasture. See keepTo move back in the face of enemy attack or after a defeat:
draw back, fall back, pull back, pull out, retreat, withdraw. Idioms: beat a retreat, give ground (or way). See forward
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