retiring
adjectiveHow many syllables in retiring?
There are 3 syllables in the word retiring.How to pronounce retiring:
Definition of retiring:
- retiring (adjective):
- very shy
- reserved, shy
- of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office.
Synonyms for retiring:
aw-shucks
backward
bashful
coy
demure
diffident
humble
introverted
lone
meek
modest
outgoing
preceding
quiet
recessive
reclusive
reserved
reticent
self-effacing
sheepish
shrinking
shy
timid
timorous
unassertive
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Antonyms for retiring:
accessible
affable
aggressive
agitated
amiable
amicable
approachable
audacious
bold
boon
brash
brassy
brave
chummy
clubable
clubbable
clubby
communicative
companionable
conceited
confident
congenial
conversable
convivial
cordial
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Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- retighten
- resurgent
- restriction
- resounding
- resited
- resider
- resenting
- reseated
- reschedule
- repulsive
- reproduce
- represcribed
- reposeful
- repenters
- repentance
- reoccurred
- renouncer
- renouncement
- renata
- remodel
- remeasured
- remarking
- reluctance
- relaxful
- rejoices
- rejection
- reinterpret
- reintegrate
- reinsulate
- reifying
- regional
- regina
- regimen
- refuses
- refurbished
- refulgence
- referrence
- refering
- referee
- redresser
- redemise
- reddendum
- rectangles
- recruitment
- reconsign
- reconnect
- reconfirm
- reconciled
- recompensed
- recognized
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