Meaning

Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet..

Definitions by Sense

1. Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet.
2. Of a place, far from civilization, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded.
3. Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. (of people)
4. No longer in use or production.
5. simple past and past participle of retire

Example Sentences

I lead a retired lifestyle.

The little stone Saint occupied a retired niche in a side aisle of the old cathedral.

The retired workers are a major expense due to their pensions.

Although he is now freed from responsibility for the '390s', they are still fixtures of everyday life for the retired Hertfordshire resident living alongside the WCML. "If you stand on the end of the Up Fast platform at Berkhamsted, watching it go round that corner - the sharpest curve it takes anywhere - you just think, 'wow!'

Following Jackie Robinson's success, his uniform number, 42, became a retired number across all major league teams.

Word Forms

• more retired
• most retired

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When Should You Use Retired?

Use retired when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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