unretired

U1N1R1E1T1I1R1E1D2

adjective

Not retired; still working.

“The unretired members of the family left early.”

OriginEnglish retired ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunretired (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot retired; still working.

    The unretired members of the family left early.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishretired
  9. Englishunretired

From un- + retired.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with unretired

requireddesiredacquiredinspiredretiredwiredfiredexpiredunexpiredmiredundesireduninspiredattiredunfiredspiredovertiredesquiredoverfiredsemiretiredsuspiredtyredunadmiredunderfiredunhired
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Anagrams

reintrude
Cite this entry
APA

unretired. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unretired

MLA

“unretired.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unretired. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unretired,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unretired.

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