retired
About 12.75 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
I lead a retired lifestyle.
- adjective Of a place, far from civilization, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded.
- adjective Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age.
The retired workers are a major expense due to their pensions.
- adjective 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 simple past and past participle of retire
Similar words
emeritus out superannuated inactive down old out of commission out of service withdrawn removed
Often followed by
to from in and into with as for at
Word family
retiredly retiredness retirednesses
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