Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "retire" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Causes

move over

Derived Terms

retirable retiral retirant retire hurt retire the side retiree retirer unretire

Derived From

tire

Etymologically Related To

tier

Context

baseball cricket

Prerequisites

invest money while young

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

break break off can cast aside cast away cast out cease chuck out close close down close up diddle discard discontinue dismiss displace dispose fatigue fiddle fire fling fold force out give notice give the axe give the sack give up go jade lay off leave office locomote move pall play put away quit recall remove resign sack send away shut down step down stop terminate throw away throw out tire toss toss away toss out toy travel weary

Manner Of

discard discontinue fire leave office recall tire

Related Terms

retirement tirer

Related Terms

bat batting bed bugle call circulation dismiss fly out market privacy put out recede retired retiring skirmisher stop strikeout tire tirer withdraw work

Similar Terms

back away back out bow out crawfish crawfish out pension pull back pull in one's horns retreat seclude sequester sequestrate withdraw

Synonym Network

adjourn go to bed put out withdraw

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.