The chairman resigned out of the blue.
Source: tatoeba (19998)
Resigned
//ɹɪˈzaɪnd//
Synonyms for "resigned" (125 found)
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Strong matches (38)
Related words (62)
nonresistivenot worth savingnumbnumbedobedientobsolescentobsoleteof good comfortoldold-fashionedolympianon the shelfoutout of dateout of useout-of-dateoutdatedoutmodedoutwornpassive
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past usepatientpensioned offphlegmaticpleasedplucklessreconciledrelinquishedrenouncedretiredsans soucisatisfiedservileslacksluggishsoporificspiritlessspunklessstodgystoicstoicalstupefiedsubmissivesubservientsuperannuatesuperannuatedsupersededsupinetorpidunassertiveuncaringuncomplainingunconcerneduninterestedunrepiningunresistantunresistingwithdrawnwithout careworn outworn-outyielding
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11 translations across 9 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- استقال adj (accepting of a situation or one's lot)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- müti adj (accepting of a situation or one's lot)
Bulgarian
2 entries- покорен adj (accepting of a situation or one's lot)
- примирен adj (accepting of a situation or one's lot)
Indonesian
1 entries- pasrah adj (accepting of a situation or one's lot)
Irish
1 entries- fulangach adj (accepting of a situation or one's lot)
Māori
2 entries- māha adj (accepting of a situation or one's lot)
- māha te ngākau adj (accepting of a situation or one's lot)
Polish
1 entries- zrezygnowany adj (accepting of a situation or one's lot)
Russian
1 entries- смири́вшийся adj (accepting of a situation or one's lot)
Slovak
1 entries- rezignovaný adj (accepting of a situation or one's lot)
Sample 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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