retired

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retired

/ɹɪˈtaɪəd/ UK
/ɹɪˈtaɪəɹd/ US

Rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)d

adjective more retired · most retired

Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet. I lead a retired lifestyle.
Of a place, far from civilization, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded. The little stone Saint occupied a retired niche in a side aisle of the old cathedral.
Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. (of people) The retired workers are a major expense due to their pensions.
No longer in use or production. Following Jackie Robinson's success, his uniform number, 42, became a retired number across all major league teams.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of retire

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: emeritus, out, superannuated, inactive, down, old, withdrawn, removed, retirement, retiree, resigned, terminated, withdrawal, retreat, retracted, remove

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adj having left employment

Español	jubilado
한국어	은퇴하다 euntoehada
हिन्दी	सेवानिवृत्त sevānivŕtt
Português	aposentado, reformado
Français	retraité, à la retraite
Deutsch	im Ruhestand
Italiano	pensionato
Русский	отставно́й otstavnój
Tiếng Việt	hồi hưu
العربية	مُتَقَاعِد mutaqāʕid

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@misc{retired_2026,
  title = {retired},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/retired},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}