The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RETIRED , but the solution may also be EX-ARMY which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
No longer in service crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
RETIRED | 67 % | 7 |
EX-ARMY | 33 % | 7 |
Why may EX-ARMY be the right solution?
The answer "EX-ARMY" fits because when someone is no longer in the army, they are considered ex-army.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: No longer in service
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- defunct
- discard
- discarded
- discarding
- ronin
- dead
- out
- lost
- obsolete
- off
- old
- retire
Crossword Answer definitions
RETIRED verb- To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
- (sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.
- To cease use or production of something.
- To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
- To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
- (of a batsman) To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
- (of a fielder) To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout.
- To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.
- To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.
- To recede; to fall or bend back.
- To go to bed.
- To remove or cease to use.
- To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.
- Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet.
- Of a place: far from civilisation, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded.
- (of people) Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age.
- No longer in use or production.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result RETIRED
- No longer working
- Like Cal Ripken, Jr.
- "The "R" in AARP
- Hit the hay
- Not working
- Part of 14-Across, originally
- No longer playing
- Gone to bed
- Turned in
- Through with work