DEMITTED Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

demitted

verb

past tense of demit

as in resigned

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Other acts and musicians on the tour resigned in protest, forcing Sheeran to apologize and attempt to explain his actions.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
Her departure will come at the end of a year during which several senior city officials resigned or retired.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of resigned

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The center will test uncrewed platforms under realistic operational conditions and threats, including degraded or denied communication environments.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Following the miss by Kinney, Arkansas State ran out the remainder of the clock and denied Kennesaw State another possession by converting three first downs.

— Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of denied

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Then, the Magic waived those four players and signed free agent forward Kevin Knox II to an Exhibit 10 deal, a league source said.

— Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Oladokun was repeatedly waived and re-signed to the practice squad through the years, part of the dance that fringe NFL players do.

— PJ Green September 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of waived

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Offensive chants have not always been drowned out or disowned in the UK, Europe and beyond.

— Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 July 2026
That candidate, Bushra Amiwala, disowned the support and condemned the ad, widely seen as an attempt to siphon voters from another young progressive, Kat Abughazaleh.

— David Daley, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026

Definition of disowned

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El-Sayed has since disavowed Piker’s controversial statements and ended plans for joint campaigning, but has not categorically repudiated him nor apologized for appearing with him.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
El-Sayed has since disavowed Piker's controversial statements and ended plans for joint campaigning, but has not categorically repudiated him nor apologized for appearing with him.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of disavowed

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Suwarso relinquished his standard four-ticket allocation for the game.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Fast forward two years, and Variety reported that Unwell had dropped Hot Mess and relinquished all rights to the show, giving Earle the freedom to pursue new opportunities.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of relinquished

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For the record, Duffy has strongly disclaimed any interest in the White House, which is, after all, just a bunch of boring grownups talking.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026
And Austria, for many years, disclaimed responsibility for its role in the Holocaust.

— Cary Lowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026

Definition of disclaimed

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China claims Taiwan as its sovereign territory and has never renounced the use of force to achieve unification.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
China claims Taiwan, a self-governing democracy, as its own breakaway province and hasn’t renounced the use of force to bring it under its control.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of renounced

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