RESIGNED Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ri-ˈzīnd

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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Recent Examples of resigned

Adjective

But there is a weariness here, too, a resigned cynicism that carries the film into its second act, which zooms ahead some 15 years and finds Perfidia’s child, Willa (Chase Infiniti), now a teenager living in hiding with her father, Bob. —

Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025 Just 14 yards on resigned run plays were, however, according to Pro Football Focus. —

Oliver Thomas, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025

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Paxton alleged that original board members of the Double R district resigned in favor of new directors during a September 2025 meeting. —

Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026 Bennett resigned last year to lead the AFL-CIO, a labor union group serving over 100,000 workers. —

Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for resigned

Recent Examples of Synonyms for resigned

Adjective

And then the match kicked off, Newcastle were passive and on the back foot, and the idea of football as an academic exercise was obliterated.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
As the gentle Yusuf, Anaya doesn’t quite have the charisma to pull off such a passive character.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026