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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After disagreements about how to pursue that goal, Musk resigned in early 2018.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

I resigned my seat following my fourth re-election to serve as President Obama’s chief of staff.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Durham County Council's Reform leader, Andrew Husband, said it was "unfair to comment on their status during a live investigation or suspension and the fact that both have resigned before its conclusion speaks volumes".

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Latvia's prime minister Evika Silina resigned on Thursday after a key party in her coalition withdrew support because Silina sacked her defence minister, a member of that party.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

In 1929, an agent resigned with the complaint that Hoover’s initiatives were “directed against the personnel rather than against the criminal.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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