Antonyms for retire

Antonyms for (verb) retire

Main entry: crawl in, retire, sack out, hit the hay, hit the sack, go to bed, go to sleep, turn in, bed, kip down

Definition: prepare for sleep

Usage: I usually turn in at midnight; He goes to bed at the crack of dawn

Antonyms: get up, uprise, rise, arise, turn out

Definition: get up and out of bed


Main entry: retire, retreat, pull away, pull back, recede, withdraw, draw back, move back

Definition: pull back or move away or backward

Usage: The enemy withdrew; The limo pulled away from the curb

Antonyms: go on, advance, march on, progress, move on, pass on

Definition: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense


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