All retired synonyms
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R r adjective retired
- withdrawn β past participle of withdraw.
- obscure β (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- immured β to enclose within walls.
- nonextant β Not extant.
- quiet β making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- apart β When people or things are apart, they are some distance from each other.
- ex β (of goods) sold direct from.
- elderly β (of a person) old or aging.
- enigmatical β Pertaining to an enigma.
- eremetic β Of or pertaining to eremites, reclusive, isolated.
- nongregarious β (zoology) Not gregarious; solitary. Compare 'ungregarious'.
- isolated β compact
verb retired
- disfrocked β Simple past tense and past participle of disfrock.
- exited β Simple past tense and past participle of exit.
- withdrew β simple past tense of withdraw.
- disaffiliated β Simple past tense and past participle of disaffiliate.
- dematerialized β Simple past tense and past participle of dematerialize.
- abdicated β Simple past tense and past participle of abdicate.
- kited β a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
- drowsed β Simple past tense and past participle of drowse.
- flinched β to draw back or shrink, as from what is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant.
- demilitarized β Declared free of all military activity.
- obsolesced β Simple past tense and past participle of obsolesce.
- gave β simple past tense of give.
- demobbed β When soldiers are demobbed, they are released from the armed forces.
- demobilized β Simple past tense and past participle of demobilize.
- quitclaimed β Simple past tense and past participle of quitclaim.
- deselected β Simple past tense and past participle of deselect.
- ebbed β the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
adj retired
- close β When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- lonely β affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
- gone β past participle of go1 .
- long ago β of or relating to the distant past or to remote events; ancient: long-ago exploits remembered only in folk tales.
- backdoor β You can use backdoor to describe an action or process if you disapprove of it because you think it has been done in a secret, indirect, or dishonest way.
- close-lipped β not talking or revealing much
- blockaded β the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
- long-ago β of or relating to the distant past or to remote events; ancient: long-ago exploits remembered only in folk tales.
- distant β far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.
- awol β If someone in the Armed Forces goes AWOL, they leave their post without the permission of a superior officer. AWOL is an abbreviation for 'absent without leave'.
- been around β in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, etc.: The crowd gathered around.
- anti-social β Someone who is anti-social is unwilling to meet and be friendly with other people.
- conspiratorial β If someone does something such as speak or smile in a conspiratorial way, they do it in a way that suggests they are sharing a secret with someone.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- personal β of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- hermitical β a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.