retired

1. 1
   adjective

   No longer working at a job, usually because of age.

   Like finishing work for the very last time and never clocking in again.

   My grandfather is retired and spends his days gardening.

   Many retired people enjoy having time to travel.

   Oppositeworking, employed

2. 2
   adjective

   No longer used or made anymore.

   The retired ferry now sits rusting in the harbor.

   That model of phone is retired and hard to find now.

   Similardiscontinued, obsolete

   Oppositeactive

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3. 3
   verb

   Past tense of retire. Use this form for something that already happened.

   She retired from teaching last summer.

   The company retired its oldest machines years ago.

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4. 4
   adjective

   Quiet and private, away from other people.

   They lived a retired life in a small cottage by the woods.

   She prefers a quiet, retired way of living.

   Similarsecluded, reclusive, solitary, private, quiet

   Oppositesociable, public

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5. 5
   adjective

   Far from towns and people, hidden and hard to reach.

   We found a retired beach with no one else around.

   The cabin sits in a retired valley deep in the mountains.

   Similarsecluded, remote, isolated, out-of-the-way

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