relinquished

ADJECTIVE

abandoned

Synonyms

STRONG

deserted discarded dissipated dropped dumped eliminated empty forgotten forsaken jilted left neglected rejected shunned sidelined vacated

WEAK

alone cast aside cast away eighty-sixed given up godforsaken left in the cold left in the lurch outcast passed up pigeon-holed side-tracked unoccupied vacant

Antonyms

WEAK

adopted chaste cherished defended innocent maintained moral pure restrained supported virtuous

ADJECTIVE

derelict

Synonyms

STRONGEST

desolate dilapidated dingy neglected ruined run down seedy shabby

STRONG

solitary

WEAK

abandoned cast-off discarded faded lorn ownerless threadbare uncouth

Antonyms

STRONGEST

good nice used

WEAK

careful caring improved populated

ADJECTIVE

deserted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barren derelict desolate empty forlorn isolated lonely neglected uninhabited vacant

STRONG

bare forsaken left

WEAK

bereft cast-off godforsaken left in the lurch left stranded lorn solitary uncouth

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful filled full happy inhabited pleased populated productive used

WEAK

busy crowded populous

ADJECTIVE

lorn

Synonyms

WEAK

alone bereft cast aside cast away derelict deserted desolate discarded dissipated dropped dumped eighty-sixed eliminated empty forgotten forlorn forsaken given up godforsaken jilted left left in the cold left in the lurch neglected outcast passed up pigeon-holed rejected shunned side-tracked sidelined unoccupied vacant vacated

Example Sentences

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"I have never relinquished my convictions, my freedom of thought, or my independence."

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

ServiceNow relinquished its early gains and slid 1.5% to $101.83.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

And if Uthmeier prevails, adoptive parents across Florida could find their legal claim to their children suddenly open to challenge, potentially by the very birth parents who relinquished them, or by the state.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

There were 24 operating in 2000, before the U.S. relinquished its lead in aluminum production.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

California took the lead, then relinquished it to Washington, then reclaimed it again.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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