Synonyms for retiring
rɪˈtaɪər ɪŋre·tir·ing

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1. retiring

   Synonyms:
   modest, reserved, shy, unassuming, unobtrusive

   Antonyms:
   impertinent, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, obtrusive, officious

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1. retiring, unassumingadjective

   not arrogant or presuming

   "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl"

   Synonyms:
   past(a), self-effacing, unassuming, preceding(a), retiring(a), reticent

   Antonyms:
   self-asserting, immodest, incoming, assertive, self-assertive

2. past(a), preceding(a), retiring(a)adjective

   of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

   "a retiring member of the board"

   Antonyms:
   self-asserting, immodest, incoming, assertive, self-assertive

3. reticent, self-effacing, retiringadjective

   reluctant to draw attention to yourself

   Synonyms:
   retiring(a), restrained, preceding(a), self-effacing, untalkative, reticent, unassuming, unemotional, past(a)

   Antonyms:
   immodest, self-assertive, assertive, incoming, self-asserting

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1. retiringadjective

   Synonyms:
   reserved, taciturn, shy, demure, bashful, diffident, modest, coy

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1. retiringadjective

   Synonyms:
   diffident, shy, coy, shrinking, reserved, modest

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1. List of paraphrases for "retiring":

   outgoing, retirement, pension, outbound, retreat, retraite, retire

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How to use retiring in a sentence?

1. Justin McCurry:

   The 4 % rule is great if you're retiring at age 65, but if you're retiring early you should think about 3.5 % and if you're retiring in your 30s or 40s you may take an even more conservative number.

2. Robert Redford:

   I think it was a mistake to say that I was retiring because you never know.

3. Samuel Johnson:

   Don't think of retiring from the world until the world will be sorry that you retire. I hate a fellow whom pride or cowardice or laziness drives into a corner, and who does nothing when he is there but sit and growl. Let him come out as I do, and bark.

4. Michael Bivona:

   People should not think of retiring as the last phase of their lives. They should think of it as a time to rewire themselves for new adventures that they are passionate about. Quote from Long Island University Magazine Winter 2016

5. Harriet Martineau:

   Fidelity to conscience is inconsistent with retiring modesty. If it be so, let the modesty succumb. It can be only a false modesty which can be thus endangered.