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Synonyms and Antonyms of retire

synonym (synonym of retire)

(verb.social)
withdraw
withdraw from active participation (verb.social)
(verb.motion)
draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retreat, withdraw
pull back or move away or backward (verb.motion)
(verb.social)
adjourn, withdraw
break from a meeting or gathering (verb.social)
(verb.contact)
put out
cause to be out on a fielding play (verb.contact)
(verb.competition)
strike out
cause to get out (verb.competition)
(verb.body)
bed, crawl in, go to bed, go to sleep, hit the hay, hit the sack, kip down, sack out, turn in
prepare for sleep (verb.body)

antonym (antonym of retire)

(verb.body)
arise, get up, rise, turn out, uprise
get up and out of bed (verb.body)
(verb.motion)
advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense (verb.motion)

hypernym (retire IS A KIND OF .... relation)

break from a meeting or gathering (verb.social)

close, close down, close up, fold, shut down
cease to operate or cause to cease operating (verb.social)
cause to be out on a fielding play (verb.contact)

diddle, fiddle, play, toy
manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination (verb.contact)
dispose of (something no longer useful or needed) (verb.possession)

cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out
throw or cast away (verb.possession)
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position (verb.social)

leave office, quit, resign, step down
give up or retire from a position (verb.social)
lose interest (verb.emotion)

fatigue, jade, pall, tire, weary
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody (verb.body)
make (someone) retire (verb.social)

can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (verb.social)
pull back or move away or backward (verb.motion)

go, locomote, move, travel
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion)
withdraw from active participation (verb.social)

cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop
put an end to a state or an activity (verb.stative)
withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds (verb.social)

recall
make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution (verb.social)

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF retire relation)

break from a meeting or gathering (verb.social)

prorogue
adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body (verb.social)
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position (verb.social)

superannuate
retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity (verb.change)
(verb.social)
bow out, withdraw
retire gracefully (verb.social)
lose interest (verb.emotion)

back down, back off, bow out, chicken out, pull out
remove oneself from an obligation (verb.social)
prepare for sleep (verb.body)

bed down, bunk down
go to bed (verb.body)
pull back or move away or backward (verb.motion)

fall back
move back and away from (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
retreat, retrograde
move back (verb.motion)
(verb.motion)
back down, back off, back up
move backwards from a certain position (verb.motion)
withdraw from active participation (verb.social)

drop out
withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values (verb.social)

entail (entailment relations of retire)

break from a meeting or gathering (verb.social)

assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet
collect in one place (verb.social)

cause (cause to relations of retire)

cause to get out (verb.competition)

ease up, give, give way, move over, yield
move in order to make room for someone for something (verb.motion)
make (someone) retire (verb.social)

retire
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position (verb.social)

verb group (retire is verb group of ....)

break from a meeting or gathering (verb.social)

seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw
keep away from others (verb.change)
lose interest (verb.emotion)

retire, withdraw
withdraw from active participation (verb.social)
pull back or move away or backward (verb.motion)

back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, pull back, pull in one's horns, retreat, withdraw
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity (verb.communication)
withdraw from active participation (verb.social)

bow out, withdraw
retire gracefully (verb.social)

derivation (.... is derived from retire)

break from a meeting or gathering (verb.social)

adjournment
the act of postponing to another time or place (noun.act)
cause to be out on a fielding play (verb.contact)

putout
an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout) (noun.act)
cause to get out (verb.competition)

strikeout
an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes (noun.act)
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position (verb.social)

retirement
withdrawal from your position or occupation (noun.act)
(noun.person)
retired person, retiree
someone who has retired from active working (noun.person)
lose interest (verb.emotion)

detachment, withdrawal
avoiding emotional involvement (noun.feeling)
(noun.person)
withdrawer
an individualist who withdraws from social interaction (noun.person)
pull back or move away or backward (verb.motion)

withdrawal
the act of withdrawing (noun.act)
(noun.act)
pullback
(military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops) (noun.act)
(noun.act)
receding, recession
the act of becoming more distant (noun.act)
withdraw from active participation (verb.social)

secession, withdrawal
formal separation from an alliance or federation (noun.act)

domain category (retire is domain category of ....)

cause to get out (verb.competition)

baseball, baseball game
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs (noun.act)

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