DEMITTED Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

demitted

verb

past tense of demit

as in resigned

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When Spiro Agnew resigned in disgrace over tax evasion, Kennerly was tapped to photograph one of his potential replacements as vice president, Gerald Ford.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
After Massey’s death, Grayson got fired, the Sangamon County sheriff at the time of the shooting resigned, and attorneys Crump and Romanucci helped Massey’s family secure a $10 million settlement from Sangamon County.

— Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of resigned

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If neither is ready, Washington’s options would be limited to veteran free agents — the pool of players waived when rosters are trimmed on Sunday — or a potential trade.

— Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
He was waived before the start of the regular season and never appeared in even a G League game.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 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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Goss voluntarily relinquished his Missouri law license and surrendered his right to practice law in Kansas.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
During her tenure, Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava relinquished their titles; Voigt had accused Rose of a toxic workplace culture.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 Aug. 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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Yermolaiev has lived in the glitzy city state on the Mediterranean coast for several years, having left Ukraine and renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2019 to become a citizen of Cyprus.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Their virality comes at a time when the very generation that inspired them has largely renounced the label.

— Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026

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