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Verbs (18)
retire
v. make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"
retire
v. withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
put out
v. cause to be out on a fielding play
withdraw
v. lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
pension off
v. dispose of; as of old clothes; "She finally retired that old coat"
go into retirement
v. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"
withdraw
v. withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"
adjourn, withdraw
v. break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
go to sleep, kip down, crawl in, turn in, sack out, get into bed, go to bed, hit the hay, hit the sack
v. prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn"
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Fuzzynyms (152)
move, travel, go, locomote
v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"
leave, go away, go forth
v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
retreat
v. move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"
leave, exit, go out, get out
v. move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"
retire, adjourn, withdraw
v. break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
retire, withdraw
v. withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"
leave, depart
v. remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"
go, go away, depart, travel away
v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
retire, go into retirement
v. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"
retreat, withdraw, recede, pull back, draw back, move back
v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
retreat
v. move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"
retreat, retrograde, go back
v. move back; "The glacier retrogrades"
leave, depart
v. remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"
move, run, go
v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"
stay, rest, remain, continue
v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
relax, unlax, unwind, loosen up, unbend, decompress, slow down
v. become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"
relax, loosen, become loose, become looser
v. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
finish, end, stop, halt, cease, run out, terminate, come to an end, close over
v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
retreat
v. move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"
exit, go, die, decease, expire, pass away, perish, pip out
v. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
go, go away, depart, travel away
v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
retire, withdraw
v. lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
retreat, withdraw, recede, pull back, draw back, move back
v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
retreat, retrograde, go back
v. move back; "The glacier retrogrades"
retire, withdraw
v. lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
retire, adjourn, withdraw
v. break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
leave, depart
v. remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"
go, go away, depart, travel away
v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
abjure, recant, forswear, retract
v. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
disclaim, renounce title to
v. renounce a legal claim or title to
overturn, lift, repeal, reverse, revoke, annul, countermand, rescind
v. annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
withdraw, take back, unsay
v. take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"
retire, withdraw
v. lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
retire, withdraw
v. withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"
leave, depart
v. remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"
go, go away, depart, travel away
v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
act, move, take a step, take action, take steps, take measures, perform an action, do something
v. perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
fix, repair, doctor, mend, bushel, touch on, restore, furbish up
v. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
doze off, flake out, fall asleep, drop asleep, drop off, nod off, dope off, drift off, drowse off, go to sleep
v. change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures"
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Antonyms (7)
run, persist, die hard, endure, prevail
v. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
convene, meet formally
v. meet formally; "The council convened last week"
retire
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