as in withdrawal
an act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable
military historians have blamed the defeat on that battalion's retirement from the front lines
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of retirement
Over the past two seasons, Smith has allowed just three sacks and has emerged as the new face of the Cowboys’ offensive line following the retirements of Tyron Smith and Zack Martin.
—
Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
That bout was promoted as his return to the ring after a 19-year retirement and was widely regarded as a fitting sendoff.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
However, her retirement days didn’t last long, as the idea of owning a dim sum restaurant blossomed less than a year later.
—Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The Kings announced their broadcast personnel Thursday and John Kelly, son of legendary Blues play-by-play man Dan Kelly and an awfully talented broadcaster in his own right, will assume the lead play-by-play role vacated by Nick Nickson’s retirement.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for retirement
Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
That bout was promoted as his return to the ring after a 19-year retirement and was widely regarded as a fitting sendoff.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
However, her retirement days didn’t last long, as the idea of owning a dim sum restaurant blossomed less than a year later.
—Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The Kings announced their broadcast personnel Thursday and John Kelly, son of legendary Blues play-by-play man Dan Kelly and an awfully talented broadcaster in his own right, will assume the lead play-by-play role vacated by Nick Nickson’s retirement.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for retirement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retirement
Noun
-
The exercise, which comes to its 66th iteration, included in-port and underway phases, with the latter featuring live-fire drills—such as a ship-sinking event and a ship-to-shore landing and force withdrawal, demonstrating amphibious capabilities.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
-
On Sunday, the Indian Meteorological Department said that conditions are favorable for withdrawal of monsoon from parts of Punjab and other states over the next three days.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Family is fair game if your partner and kids come off well but jokes about your Gulfstream or billionaire retreat might fall flat.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
-
And as the sheep stood its ground, staring down the would-be herder, viewers online could not help but empathize with the retriever's retreat.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Retirement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retirement. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share