RESIGNED Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ri-ˈzīnd

Definition of resigned

as in passive

receiving or enduring without offering resistance I am resigned to the fact that I'll never make the list of the 400 richest Americans

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verb

past tense of resign

as in relinquished

to give up (as a position of authority) formally following the election, the incumbent cabinet members resigned their positions so the president could feel free to pick a new administration

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There’s no wonder or dread in this future — just the resigned acceptance that nothing is remarkable, despite all the nifty gadgets everyone has. — Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 Liz Alvarado skillfully broadens this figure from a resigned, knowing older woman committed to marrying for security, to believably revealing dormant feelings within her that tamped down her first-and-only true enamorado Diego. — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 12 May 2026

Verb

Nelson, demoralized by the trade, missed nine games that season due to illness and resigned under pressure three months later in February 1995. — John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026 The old coach resigned a year and a half later, shortly before the 2010 season, as new owners Lacob and Peter Guber pursued a younger approach. — Carl Steward, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for resigned

Recent Examples of Synonyms for resigned

Adjective

Watching television is a cognitively passive activity because viewers are primarily receiving information rather than actively processing it.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
In a hushed environment, the buds' passive isolation is often sufficient.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of passive

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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

Definition of relinquished

Verb

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

Adjective

But the program is open to one-car owners as well who are willing to go car-free for five weeks.

— Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
That trust is earned through a commitment to evidence, authenticity and scholarship and creates environments where visitors are more willing to engage with difficult histories, challenge assumptions and consider new perspectives.

— Ronald Leopold, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of willing

Adjective

Where Raphael’s infant Christ is plump, acquiescent, docile, Cassatt’s children squirm, resist, and ignore authority.

— Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
That amendment had been made a dead letter by Jim Crow state legislatures and an acquiescent Supreme Court.

— Robert D. Bland, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026

Definition of acquiescent

Adjective

Even more shocking is Annie’s encounter with Ramona(Amélie Hoeferle), the stoic and standoffish redhead who looks exactly like Annie’s dead mom and who insists Gordon was also her grandfather.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
The Northern Irish temperament is stoic to the point of obstinance.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

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