The chairman resigned out of the blue.
Source: tatoeba (19998)
Resigned
/ɹɪˈzaɪnd/
Synonyms for "resigned" (141 found)
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Strong matches (42)
compliablecompliantcomplyingcomposedconsentingcontentcontenteddesensitizeddeserteddetacheddiscontinueddisinteresteddisuseddone withdulleasyeasygoingeupepticeuphorichappy
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Adjective(1 words)
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nonopposingnonresistantnonresistingnonresistivenot worth savingnumbnumbedobedientobsolescentobsoleteof good comfortoldold-fashionedolympianon the shelfoutout of dateout of useout-of-dateoutdated
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outmodedoutwornpassivepast usepatientpensioned offphlegmaticpleasedplucklessreconciledrelinquishedrenouncedretiredsans soucisatisfiedservileslacksluggishsoporificspiritlessspunklessstodgystoicstoicalstupefiedsubmissivesubservientsuperannuatesuperannuatedsupersededsupinetorpidunassertiveuncaringuncomplainingunconcerneduninterestedunrepiningunresistantunresistingwithdrawnwithout careworn outworn-outyielding
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8 entriesacceptanceattitudediscontinuationemployment statusoccupational statusstate of mindsubmissiontermination
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13 entriesabdicationacquiesceacquiescenceconcedeformer employeeformer leaderformer officialpassivityremovalresignationretirementsubmityield
Collocations
12 entriesmass resignationpolitical resignationresignation letterresigned acceptanceresigned attituderesigned demeanorresigned lookresigned postureresigned tonesudden resignationtimely resignationvoluntary resignation
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Jack resigned from his job in despair.
Source: tatoeba (53106)
The outraged employee resigned at once.
Source: tatoeba (63431)
I've seen just now that the ambassador of Saudi Arabia has resigned.
Source: tatoeba (120030)
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