Synonyms of retires

retires

verb

present tense third-person singular of retire

1

as in settles

to go to one's bed in order to sleep

I'm exhausted, so I think I'll retire for the evening

Synonyms & Similar Words

• settles
• beds
• sleeps
• turns in
• naps
• crashes
• hits the sack
• hits the hay
• dosses (down)
• nods
• drops off
• dozes
• snoozes
• perches
• slumbers
• reclines
• roosts
• lies (down)
• bunks
• couches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• arises
• awakens
• wakes
• awakes
• gets up
• wakens
• rouses
• arouses
• stirs
• reawakens
• uprises
• shifts
• bestirs
• reawakes

2

as in dismisses

to let go from office, service, or employment

as a part of its restructuring, the company has begun to retire its older employees

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismisses
• removes
• sacks
• fires
• releases
• terminates
• discharges
• cans
• turns off
• axes
• downsizes
• bounces
• pink-slips
• sends packing
• shows (someone) the door
• musters out
• lays off
• cashiers
• unseats
• excesses
• furloughs
• separates
• trims
• boots (out)
• kicks out
• throws out
• drums (out)
• chucks (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retains
• employs
• hires
• engages
• keeps
• takes on
• signs (up or on)
• rehires
• contracts
• recruits
• reemploys
• subcontracts

3

as in withdraws

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• withdraws
• retreats
• flees
• recedes
• falls back
• evacuates
• pulls out
• drops back
• gives way
• backs away
• gives ground
• flies
• leaves
• shrinks
• recoils
• departs
• loses ground
• flinches
• vacates
• detaches
• goes
• abandons
• quits
• chickens (out)
• disengages
• climbs down
• pulls away
• backtracks
• backs down
• backpedals
• bows out
• disentangles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advances
• confronts
• faces
• dares
• breasts
• defies
• braves
• outbraves
• brazens
• beards