Recession
Recession noun - An act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable.
Usage example: a retiring CEO making a gradual recession from the daily rigors of running a major corporation
Retirement and recession are semantically related in retreat topic. In some cases you can use "Retirement" instead a noun "Recession".
Retirement
Retirement noun - An act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable.
Usage example: military historians have blamed the defeat on that battalion's retirement from the front lines
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Synonyms for Retirement
Recession and retirement are semantically related in retreat topic. You can use "Recession" instead a noun "Retirement".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- flight and recession
- flight and retirement
- retreat and recession
- retreat and retirement
- recess and recession
- recess and retirement
- ebb and recession
- ebb and retirement
- withdrawal and recession
- withdrawal and retirement
- departure and recession
- departure and retirement
- evacuation and recession
- evacuation and retirement
How words are described
| long | long recession | long retirement |
| current | current recession | current retirement |
| late | late recession | late retirement |
| subsequent | subsequent recession | subsequent retirement |
| Other adjectives: recent. | ||
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