RETIRES Synonyms
There are 48 hypernyms of the word retires. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for RETIRES
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quits | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • on equal terms by payment or requital | ||||||||
leaves | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants • a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) • hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door) verb • look through a book or other written material • turn over pages • produce leaves, of plants | ||||||||
resigns | verbv | |||||||
verb • leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily • give up or retire from a position • part with a possession or right • accept as inevitable | ||||||||
withdraws | verbv | |||||||
verb • pull back or move away or backward • withdraw from active participation • release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles • cause to be returned • take back what one has said • keep away from others • break from a meeting or gathering • retire gracefully • remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) • lose interest • make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity • remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract | ||||||||
withdraw | verbv | |||||||
verb • pull back or move away or backward • withdraw from active participation • release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles • cause to be returned • take back what one has said • keep away from others • break from a meeting or gathering • retire gracefully • remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) • lose interest • make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity • remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract | ||||||||
adjourn | verbv | |||||||
verb • close at the end of a session • break from a meeting or gathering | ||||||||
bed | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep • a plot of ground in which plants are growing • a depression forming the ground under a body of water • (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock) • a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit • single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance • the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc. • a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track verb • furnish with a bed • place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil • put to bed • have sexual intercourse with • prepare for sleep | ||||||||
recede | verbv | |||||||
verb • pull back or move away or backward • retreat • become faint or more distant | ||||||||
retreat | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat • a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet • (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position • (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset • an area where you can be alone • withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation • the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) verb • pull back or move away or backward • move away, as for privacy • move back • make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity | ||||||||
crawl in | verbv | |||||||
verb • prepare for sleep | ||||||||
draw back | verbv | |||||||
verb • pull back or move away or backward • use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) | ||||||||
go to bed | verbv | |||||||
verb • prepare for sleep | ||||||||
go to sleep | verbv | |||||||
verb • prepare for sleep | ||||||||
hit the hay | ||||||||
verb • prepare for sleep | ||||||||
hit the sack | verbv | |||||||
verb • prepare for sleep | ||||||||
kip down | ||||||||
verb • prepare for sleep | ||||||||
move back | verbv | |||||||
verb • pull back or move away or backward | ||||||||
pull away | verbv | |||||||
verb • pull back or move away or backward | ||||||||
pull back | verbv | |||||||
verb • pull back or move away or backward • use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) • move to a rearward position; pull towards the back • stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow) • make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity | ||||||||
put out | verbv | |||||||
verb • to cause inconvenience or discomfort to • put out considerable effort • deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion • thrust or extend out • put out, as of a candle or a light • be sexually active • cause to be out on a fielding play • retire • prepare and issue for public distribution or sale • administer an anesthetic drug to | ||||||||