Continue and Retire

Opposite meaning words

Continue verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.

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Retire is an antonym for continue in remain topic.

Retire verb - To go to one's bed in order to sleep.

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Continue is an antonym for retire in leave a place or responsibility topic.

Nearby Words: retired, retiring, retirement, retiree

rampage	continue rampage	retire rampage
life	continue life	retire life
business	continue business	retire business
work	continue work	retire work
Other words: idea, job, name, plot, time, game, song, franchise, quest, times.

Their adventures continue to and fro and, in the end, Gabriel and Nicholette are the only survivors and they marry and retire into respectable civilian life.

Source: Literature / Seven Men of Gascony
Monsters who don't retire, or come out of retirement and continue to be evil in old age, can become Evil Old Folks.

Source: Retired Monster
The decision was also made that TLC would retire after the release and promotion of 3D, rather than replace Lopes and continue.

Source: Music / TLC

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