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retiredadjective screened or sequestered from viewhiked out to a retired beach and fished in the surf cloistered, covert, hidden, isolated, quiet, remote, secluded, secret, sheltered lone, lonely, lonesome, reclusive, solitaryprivate obvious, visibleexposed retiredverbpast tense of retireto go to one's bed in order to sleepI'm exhausted, so I think I'll retire for the evening bedded, crashed(slang), dossed (down)(chiefly British), turned in bunked, perched, roosted, settleddozed, dropped off, napped, nodded, slept, slumbered, snoozedcouched, lay (down), reclined hit the hay(or hit the sack) arose, got up, rose, uprose aroused, awakened, awoke(also awaked), roused, wakened, woke(also waked)bestirred, stirredreawakened, reawokeshifted, stirred to let go from office, service, or employmentas a part of its restructuring, the company has begun to retire its older employees axed, bounced, canned, cashiered, discharged, dismissed, fired, mustered out, pink-slipped, released, removed, sacked, terminated, turned off downsized, excessed, furloughed, laid off, trimmedbooted (out), chucked (out), drummed (out), kicked out, threw out, unseatedseparated sent packing, showed (someone) the door employed, engaged, hired, retained, signed (up or on), took on keptreemployed(or re-employed), rehiredcontracted, subcontractedrecruited to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)the insurgents have retired to the outskirts of the city, but appear to be readying themselves for another offensive backed away, dropped back, fell back, pulled out, receded, retreated, withdrew fled, flewflinched, recoiled, shrank(or shrunk)chickened (out)bowed outbacked down, backpedaled, backtracked, climbed downdetached, disengaged, disentangled, pulled awayabandoned, departed, evacuated, left, quit(also quitted), vacated, went gave ground, gave way, lost ground advanced bearded, braved, brazened, breasted, confronted, dared, defied, faced, outbraved in 1585 |