RETIRES Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

retires

verb

present tense third-person singular of retire

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

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of retires Robinson retires with 565 catches, 7,058 yards, and 43 touchdowns. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 When a buyback operation retires $4 billion of 30-year bonds, that borrowing need grows by $4 billion, and with coupon auction sizes frozen, the marginal instrument is the bill. — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 If Kornheiser retires after their current contracts, Wilbon would be in his early 70s. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Westbrook retires as the NBA's all-time leader in triple-doubles with 209. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 The first component of the payments, known as the normal cost, is the calculation of how much the public agency and employees must contribute to ensure there are sufficient funds after investment returns to pay pensions when a worker retires. — Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026 The kind that walks out the door when somebody retires or leaves and is extraordinarily slow and expensive to rebuild, if it can be rebuilt at all. — Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026 The research is based on the scenario of an individual who retires at age 65, has $1 million in retirement savings and receives around $25,700 per year in Social Security benefits. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 29 July 2026 One of the city’s deputy chiefs — Craig Neal, Michael Mandro or Elias Agalianos — will likely head the department after Navarro retires. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026

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Adebo could see some action against three-receiver sets regardless, depending on what Harbaugh settles with at the slot corner spot.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026
As the fiscal reality of these mandates settles in communities across the state, the scramble of local governments to avoid cutting both core and beloved school programs like Outdoor School will become even more frantic.

— Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of settles

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After roll call and then assisting a man who sought to change his address, Judge Cho dismisses the other immigrants without speaking to them individually.

— Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026
The Heritage Foundation’s Yenor dismisses the notion that elite sports pose any threat to male fertility, observing to SciAm that, since 1990, Super Bowl–winning quarterbacks have had a higher than average number of children.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of dismisses

Verb

The new approach removes the plug altogether by pairing two paper-thin nickel-titanium films that work in tandem.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
To prove to Miles that Sarah is telling the truth—that his work will lead to humanity’s near-annihilation—the T-800 removes the skin from his hand and forearm, revealing the cyber skeleton underneath.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of removes

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With the bulk of his work at practice done for the day, Achord retreats to the back of the end zone with Koonz, squatting and scribbling something on paper.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Twice a day, the tide retreats from the shoreline, sometimes for up to two miles.

— Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of retreats

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The newest Harvard Business School professor never sleeps, can hear the same pitch 50 times and technically isn’t an instructor at all.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
For a higher-end experience, there’s Hilton’s HooDoo Moab, a Main Street-proximate luxury property that sleeps up to six in a room.

— Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of sleeps

Verb

Cale Britt sacks the quarterback and Bishop Moore will take over on downs at their own 42.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Manning, back for what is probably his final season, is on the short list of best returning quarterbacks in the country and edge rusher Colin Simmons won the SEC sacks title with 12.

— Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 3 Jan. 2026