Farewell and Retirement

Farewell

Farewell noun - The act of leaving a place.
Usage example: before making his final farewell, the company president personally spoke to as many employees as he could

Retirement and farewell are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Retirement" instead a noun "Farewell".

Retirement

Retirement noun - An act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable.
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Synonyms for Retirement

Farewell and retirement are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Farewell" instead a noun "Retirement".

Nearby Words: retire, retired, retiring, retiree

How words are described

good good farewell good retirement
long long farewell long retirement
public public farewell public retirement
formal formal farewell formal retirement
Other adjectives: bitter, happy, permanent, final, official, sudden, planned.

Both words in one sentence

  • Dented Iron His appearances started to go up again during 2015, leading many to speculate that his retirement is imminent and that this is his "farewell tour" so to speak.
    Source: Dented Iron
  • Useful Notes / National Basketball Association His retirement during the 2016 offseason matched his personality—no farewell tour, no hype, just a statement to the press.
  • Funny Aneurysm Moment / Comic Books Similar to the Desmond Llewellyn incident, Charles Schulz's last strip - which consisted of his announcement of his retirement and an amiable, grateful farewell to his fans - was written four weeks in advance (like most comic strips)... and was printed one day after he died.
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