retired

American  

[ri-tahyuhrd] / rɪˈtaɪərd /

adjective

1. withdrawn from or no longer occupied with one's business or profession.

   a retired banker.

2. due or given a retired person.

   retired pay.

3. secluded or sequestered.

   a retired little village.

   Synonyms:

   solitary, removed, isolated

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Other Word Forms

• nonretired adjective
• quasi-retired adjective
• retiredly adverb
• retiredness noun
• self-retired adjective
• semiretired adjective
• unretired adjective

Etymology

Origin of retired

First recorded in 1580–90; retire + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Soon after he retired as chief executive of Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein began writing about his life, starting from his upbringing in the projects of East New York.

From The Wall Street Journal

LONDON—In 2001, Prince Andrew retired from active duty in the Royal Navy, with a reputation as a war hero and something of a playboy.

From The Wall Street Journal

It sounded, instead, like the writing of former Dane County Circuit Court Judge Frank Remington, a Troupis critic who had recently retired.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ronald Smith, a retired actuary who has written critically about the service, argues that the push reflects industry economics as much as participant outcomes.

From MarketWatch

She retired at 16 with all the classic symptoms of burnout.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• elderly
• resigned