Retire

/ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ)/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:6 pts6 letters

Definition of Retire

noun

The act of retiring, or the state of being retired.
A place to which one retires.
A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.
"At the retire, the cavalry fell back."

verb

To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
"Having made a large fortune, he retired."
(sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.
To cease use or production of something.
"The steamship made thousands of trips over several decades before it was retired by the shipping company."
To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
"The central bank retired those notes five years ago."
To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
"The board retired the old major."

Anagrams of Retire

Words You Can Make

15 words can be made from the letters in "retire":

5-LETTER WORDS

4-LETTER WORDS

rete rite tier tire tree

3-LETTER WORDS

ere err ire ree rei ret tee tie

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "retire" and rearranging:

+dretired retried tireder

+mmiterer trireme

+nreinter rentier terrine

+rretirer terrier

+sretires retries terries

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

retreat

Rhyming Words

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