Synonyms for retirement
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ri-tahyuh r-muh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈtaɪər mənt |
Top 10 synonyms for retirement
Définition of retirement
Origin :- 1590s, "act of retreating," also "act of withdrawing into seclusion," from Middle French retirement (1570s); see retire + -ment. Meaning "privacy" is from c.1600; that of "withdrawal from occupation or business" is from 1640s.
- noun retreat
- noun seclusion
- Mine is a life of privacy and retirement compared with that of other men.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- The first of them ends with his retirement from the representation of Newark.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- He ordered the first troop to mount, and the second to cover the retirement.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- It appeared as if the retirement of the two companies was the signal for their attack.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- He was not the less alone for having spent so many years in seclusion and retirement.
- Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
- This resulted (p. 178) in the retirement of the Allies on the 4th.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
- Wellington has compelled his retirement from the Government.
- Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
- Besides, she had promised to keep in retirement as much as possible.
- Extract from : « The Martian Cabal » by Roman Frederick Starzl
- This retirement on the Somme is clever, though it may tell on the morale of his men.
- Extract from : « War Letters of a Public-School Boy » by Paul Jones.
- For some years the Kostalergis lived in retirement at Palermo, not knowing nor known to any one.
- Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever
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