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 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 Larry Berg, the co-managing owner of LAFC, was chosen Monday to become the third commissioner in MLS history when Don Garber retires in December. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026 The result is often a slow, manual process—and when a technician retires, their expertise walks out the door with them. — Yu Fang, Forbes.com, 31 July 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 The city council appoints the new treasurer when one retires or steps down, per the city charter. — Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 8 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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The end result is that, as everyone settles on one side of the parenthood fence or the other, many pick the side with people a lot like themselves.

— Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
Removing a single record rarely settles the issue, and aiming for total invisibility is neither realistic nor a reliable defense.

— Control Risks, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of settles

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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
Democratic lawmakers demand investigations and an oversight visit, alleging dangerous conditions and poor treatment aboard the Lincoln, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismisses the reports as exaggerated and misrepresented.

— Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of dismisses

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Hal clocks it, giving his protégé a long side-eye when the green birdie continues to hover overhead after John removes the ring.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Aug. 2026
The 23-year-old Spaniard is returning after four months out with a wrist injury, but Sinner’s withdrawal removes his biggest rival.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of removes

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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

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Mountain Vista goes for it on fourth down but the Seminole defense sacks Marquise Reese to force a turnover on downs.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 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