'Retired' definitions:
Definition of 'retired'
(from WordNet)
adjective
No longer active in your work or profession
Definition of 'Retired'
From: GCIDE
- Retire \Re*tire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retired; p. pr. & vb. n. Retiring.] [F. retirer; pref. re- re- + tirer to draw. See Tirade.]
- 1. To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively. [1913 Webster]
- He . . . retired himself, his wife, and children into a forest. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
- As when the sun is present all the year, And never doth retire his golden ray. --Sir J. Davies. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list; as, to retire a military or naval officer. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Retired'
From: GCIDE
- Retired \Re*tired"\, a.
- 1. Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of retired habits. [1913 Webster]
- A retired part of the peninsula. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician. [1913 Webster]
- Retired flank (Fort.), a flank bent inward toward the rear of the work.
- Retired list (Mil. & Naval), a list of officers, who, by reason of advanced age or other disability, are relieved from active service, but still receive a specified amount of pay from the government. [1913 Webster] -- {Re*tired"ly}, adv. -- {Re*tired"ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'retired'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandoned,
- abjured,
- anonymous,
- antiquated,
- antique,
- apart,
- archaic,
- closet,
- deserted,
- detached,
- devious,
- discontinued,
- disused,
- done with,
- emeritus,
- free,
- idle,
- in a backwater,
- in retirement,
- incognito,
- inmost,
- innermost,
- insular,
- interior,
- intimate,
- inward,
- isolated,
- leisure,
- leisured,
- lonesome,
- not worth saving,
- obsolescent,
- obsolete,
- old,
- old-fashioned,
- on pension,
- on the shelf,
- open,
- out,
- out of use,
- out-of-date,
- out-of-the-way,
- out-of-the-world,
- outdated,
- outmoded,
- outworn,
- past use,
- pensioned,
- pensioned off,
- personal,
- private,
- privy,
- quarantined,
- relinquished,
- remote,
- removed,
- renounced,
- resigned,
- secluded,
- secret,
- segregated,
- semiretired,
- separate,
- separated,
- sequestered,
- shut off,
- spare,
- superannuate,
- superannuated,
- superseded,
- unfrequented,
- unoccupied,
- unvisited,
- withdrawn,
- worn-out
Words containing 'Retired'
- Retire,
- Retiredly,
- Retirement,
- Retirer,
- Retiring,
- Retired flank,
- Retired list,
- Retiring board,
- Retiring pension,
- retired person,
- retirement account,
- retirement benefit,
- retirement check,
- retirement community,
- retirement complex,
- retirement fund,
- retirement pension,
- retirement plan,
- retirement program,
- individual retirement account,
- retirement savings account,
- retirement savings plan,
- association for the advancement of retired persons