retired

No longer working, usually because you have reached an older age.

• My father is retired.
• A retired nurse helps at the school.
• Are both your parents retired?

How to use it: retired from something (She is retired from teaching.)

Common phrases: retired teacher, retired couple, retired from something

No longer used or made.

• The museum displays a retired aircraft.
• His retired shirt number hangs above the court.
• Several retired computer models are still popular with collectors.

Similar words: withdrawn, discontinued

Common phrases: retired aircraft, retired number, retired equipment

Quiet and private, with little contact with other people.

• He preferred a retired life.
• They led a retired existence in the country.
• Her retired lifestyle left little room for visitors.

Similar words: secluded, private

Common phrases: retired life, retired lifestyle, retired existence

Far from busy places and difficult to see or reach.

• They found a retired spot beside the stream.
• The cottage stood in a retired valley.
• We rested in a retired corner of the garden.

Similar words: secluded, remote

Common phrases: retired spot, retired corner, retired valley