retired

Meaning

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

retired

secluded

solitary

sequestered

closed

emeritus

lonely

remote

ret.

having withdrawn

retiring

pensionable

pensionary

ex-service

obscure

quiet

ret

retd

private

discharged

disjoint

dislocated

dismissed

removed

retiree

superannuated

former

older

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈtaɪəd/

From retire + -ed.

New

retire

1. To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
2. To stop playing their sport and in competitions a sports player.
3. To withdraw; to take away.
4. To cease use or production of something.
5. To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
6. To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
7. To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
8. To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout. Also, when such an event ends a team's turn at bat.
9. To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.
10. To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.
11. To recede; to fall or bend back.
12. To go to bed.

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