resigned

[ri-zahynd] / rɪˈzaɪnd /

ADJECTIVE

enduring, passive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

satisfied

STRONG

accommodated adapted adjusted calm gentle quiet ready reconciled relinquishing renouncing subdued tame willing yielding

WEAK

acquiescent agreeable amenable biddable compliant cordial deferential docile genial long-suffering manageable nonresisting obedient patient peaceable philosophical pliant quiescent stoical submissive subservient tolerant tractable unassertive unprotesting unresisting well-disposed

Antonyms

STRONG

agitated boisterous excited loud rough roused troubled unprepared unwilling violent wild

WEAK

intolerant

Example Sentences

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Cook was named to the CEO job on Aug. 24, 2011 after founder Steve Jobs resigned.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Several of her top aides and senior staffers have resigned under the pressure from investigators.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

Often writing in these pages, Mr. Warsh has emerged since he resigned as a Fed Governor in 2011 as a leading critic of this performance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Cook has led Apple since 2011 after the late Steve Jobs resigned for health reasons.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

He resigned his royal power and organized a commonwealth, building a council hall where the citizens should gather and vote.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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