In retirement one withdraws from association he has had with others; we speak of the retirement of a public man to private life, tho he may still be much in company.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

seclusion I actively choose companionship over seclusion.
departure He suggested that we should put off our departure.
withdrawal Have you experienced withdrawal symptoms in the past?
redundancy Tom wasn't eligible for redundancy payment.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
retirement		falling
seclusion		rising
departure		steady
withdrawal		falling
redundancy		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters: recess²
7 letters: privacy³, leisure², secrecy³
8 letters: solitude³
9 letters: departure³, seclusion³
10 letters: withdrawal³, redundancy⁴
12 letters: withdrawment
14 letters: superannuation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (recess² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: retraite
Italiano: ritirata
Español: jubilación
Deutsch: Rückzug