CEDED Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

ceded

verb

past tense of cede

as in relinquished

to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress she reluctantly ceded her position as leader

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as in transferred

to give over the legal possession or ownership of Spain ceded Puerto Rico to the United States as part of the settlement of the Spanish-American War

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expropriated

as in abdicated

to give up (as a position of authority) formally the President officially cedes his position on the January 20th immediately following the presidential election

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Recent Examples of ceded The duo presided overan unorthodox two-anchor program that ceded viewers, and, eventually, ratings. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 Spain disputes this outright, arguing the 1713 treaty ceded only the land and never granted Gibraltar any territorial waters at all. — Frank Ahrens, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Even just the paper the texts were written on was unbelievably rare, but with time, shock ceded to reverence, then practicality. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 July 2026 The Children’s & Family Emmys exist, in part, because the Television Academy ceded its children’s categories to NATAS in 2021. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 27 July 2026 Susan Lilly, the TFPD’s public information officer, tells THR that the TFPD assessed the scene for urgent life-safety concerns, such as live electrical wires near pooled water, and then ceded it to the Telluride School District. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026 England led through Anthony Gordon’s second-half goal, but conceded twice late on after Tuchel ceded territory and momentum with a succession of negative substitutions. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Gibraltar was ceded to Britain in 1713, but Spain has maintained its sovereignty claim ever since. — Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 Finally, today – at the age of 40 and second only to LeBron James as the oldest active NBA player – Lowry has ceded the court. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

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Rangel, who relinquished his position as chair of the House Ways and Means Committee amid the inquiry, was eventually censured, the first time a congressman had been thusly reprimanded in public in almost three decades.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Nick Aldis relinquished his duties as SmackDown General Manager to challenge Gunther to a grudge match amid months of tension with Gunther that inevitably became physical.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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Spain moves kings’ remains to avoid fire Spanish authorities on Thursday night transferred the remains of three 11th century kings from a monastery in the northeastern Aragón region near an active wildfire.

— Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Rose also told the court that the EEOC has transferred the case to another administrative judge, who on Monday issued an order scheduling further proceedings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

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Two of the most famous royal-commoner pairings came decades before the brothers, when King Edward abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Simpson.

— Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
For a queen mother to privilege her daughter/queen’s wishes above those of the son/king who abdicated in the night?

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026

Definition of abdicated

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Alex Turner, who spent more than two years on DeepMind’s AI safety team, resigned in June, citing the Pentagon deal as the trigger.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
On Monday, Weatherford ISD confirmed to CBS News Texas that Liles was a math teacher at Weatherford High School, but had resigned from his position on August 5.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

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