DEMITTED Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

demitted

verb

past tense of demit

as in resigned

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Raki resigned from his BPC leadership role in September shortly after Hill raised concerns relating to his company, WBTV reported.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026
Maurer’s resignation came just days after Jaime Costello, the NCPG’s director of programs, resigned over differences with the organization’s leadership.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of resigned

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Hamas has denied trying to carry out attacks or rebuild its arsenal and accuses Israel of undermining the Gaza peace deal.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Clancy’s defense files an emergency appeal to further question the holdout juror, but the appeal is denied.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of denied

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One of them was Merrill Lynch, which had a $1,918,901 interest payment waived by the office.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026
On Friday, the Rams waived punt returner Xavier Smith, who fumbled in last season’s NFC championship game and made several decision-making errors against the Broncos.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 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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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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