DEMITTED Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

demitted

verb

past tense of demit

as in resigned

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Do resigned and admitted to stealing millions in discretionary funds meant to help seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic, instead directing the money to a nonprofit connected to him, according to an LAist report.

— Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
After Muñoz stepped down, Carlos Eduardo Montalvo Puente also resigned from his post as the executive director of MuNA, which is slated to begin construction of its new $100 million home in Quito’s La Carolina Park next year.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of resigned

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Graf denied a defense request to force Robinson's partner to travel from Texas to testify in person.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Historically, the Catholic Church had denied religious funerals inside its houses of worship as well as traditional burials for those who died in this way.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of denied

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The City Council even increased funding for the project and waived environmental building standards in January to speed up construction in hopes of completing it before the tournament kicked off.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
Sania Feagin, a 2025 first-round draft pick, was waived and signed with Portland.

— Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 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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Our Revolution, the political group founded when Sanders folded his 2016 campaign, disavowed Platner late Monday and pushed Democrats for a new nominee who’s similarly left-leaning.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 July 2026
Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Her employer, French sports daily L'Equipe, disavowed the comments and also apologized to Doku in a statement late Sunday, saying the remarks did not represent its values.

— CBS News, CBS News, 24 June 2026

Definition of disavowed

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Briscoe came out of the pits with the lead with 42 laps to go and never relinquished it despite a strong push from Bell.

— Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2026
Willow Nightingale relinquished the championship in May due to a shoulder injury that also forced her out of the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, leading AEW to create this match to crown a new champion.

— Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of relinquished

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Spiritually, His Holiness is an emanation, or tulku, of the bodhisattva Chenrezig, who renounced nirvana to help mankind.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
What follows are dozens of examples of how those whose names are familiar (or aren’t) and legendary (or infamous) for their actions while representing the state have been embraced (or renounced) by the rest of the country and beyond.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of renounced

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