Synonyms for Resignation

Synonyms for "resignation" (170 found)

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Closest matches (34)

abandonment abdication abeyance abjuration abjurement acceptance acclimation acclimatization acedia acquiescence adaptation adjustment aloofness amenability apathy assent ataraxia ataraxy benumbedness blah

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blahs capitulation cessation cessioncold storagecomatoseness comfort complaisance compliance

Noun(5 words)

abdicating abdications acceptance acquiescencebury your hopes

Strong matches (51)

composure conformity consent content contentedness contentment deference deposal desistance despair detachment discontinuance disinterest dispassion dispensation disposal dispositiondropping outdullness dumping

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easeentire satisfactioneuphoria forbearance forgoing forswearing fulfillmentgetting rid ofgiving uphanding overhappiness heartlessness hebetude homage hopelessness humbleness humility inappetence indifference insouciance kneelinglack of appetitelanguidness lethargicalness lethargy

Noun(5 words)

decamping departure exodus fatalism leaving

Adjective(1 words)

helpless

Related words (85)

letting golistlessnesslong sufferinglong-suffering longanimity lowliness meekness modesty nonchalance nonexercise nonopposal nonopposition nonresistancenonviolent resistancenotice numbness obedience obeisancepassive resistancepassiveness

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Noun(11 words)

portuguese demitirquitting resigning resignmentresponsibility relinquishmentsense of powerlessnessspanish dimitirstate of helplessnesssubmission surrender surrendering

Verb(2 words)

relinquish authorityvacating

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More general

9 entries

action attitude despair document event papersspeech actstate of mindwritten document

More specific

5 entries

acquiescenceletter of resignationpassivity submissionvoluntary quit

Collocations

6 entries

graceful resignationhand in resignationresignation lettersudden resignationtender resignationvoluntary resignation

Inflections

1 entries

resignations

Derivations

2 entries

resign resigned

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The company appealed for people to take voluntary resignation.

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Resignation is the first lesson of life.

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There is an air of resignation everywhere.

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The cabinet minister wound up submitting his resignation.

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