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- [ri-zahynd]
- /rɪˈzaɪnd/
- /rɪˈzaɪnd/
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- [ri-zahynd]
- /rɪˈzaɪnd/
Definitions of resigned word
- adjective resigned submissive or acquiescent. 1
- adjective resigned characterized by or indicative of resignation. 1
- verb without object resigned to give up an office or position, often formally (often followed by from): to resign from the presidency. 1
- verb without object resigned to submit; yield: to resign before the inevitable. 1
- verb with object resigned to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally. 1
- verb with object resigned to relinquish (a right, claim, agreement, etc.). 1
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Origin of resigned
First appearance:
before 1645 One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1645-55; resign + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Resigned
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
resigned popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
resigned usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for resigned
adj resigned
- acquiescent — Someone who is acquiescent is ready to agree to do what someone wants, or to accept what they do.
- assentive — having the tendency to concur or comply
- at one's mercy — compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence: Have mercy on the poor sinner.
- dancing — When people dance for enjoyment or to entertain others, you can refer to this activity as dancing.
- easy going — calm and unworried; relaxed and rather casual: an easygoing person.
noun resigned
- docility — easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse.
- longanimity — patient endurance of hardship, injuries, or offense; forbearance.
- forbearing — to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
- nonresistance — the policy or practice of not resisting violence or established authority, even when tyrannical, by force.
verb resigned
adjective resigned
- accommodated — to do a kindness or a favor to; oblige: to accommodate a friend by helping him move to a new apartment.
- adjusted — psychologically well or badly equipped to cope with reality and ordinary life and relationships
- defeatist — A defeatist is someone who thinks or talks in a way that suggests that they expect to be unsuccessful.
- emerita — (of a woman who is the former holder of an office, especially a female college professor) having retired but allowed to retain her title as an honor.
- emeritus — (of the former holder of an office, esp. a college professor) Having retired but allowed to retain their title as an honor.
Antonyms for resigned
verb resigned
- agglutinated — Simple past tense and past participle of agglutinate.
- babysat — to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily away.
- contested — causing dispute or argument
- quarterbacked — Simple past tense and past participle of quarterback.
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