Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word The phase of life when a person stops working, typically due to age, and begins to enjoy leisure time.
Retirement
/rɪˈtaɪəmənt/Synonyms:
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This word has no antonymsExamples:
When Sancho heard of Don Quixote's defeat and retirement, he sobbed.You seem shut out from every thing—in the most complete retirement.Her retirement party was filled with laughter and memories.
Etymology:
Derived from the Old French retirer, meaning to draw back, and the suffix -ment. It entered the English language in the 16th century to denote retreat or withdrawal, later evolving to signify cessation from an active working life.
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