RELINQUISHING Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

relinquishing

verb

present participle of relinquish

as in surrendering

to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress the boy reluctantly relinquished the illegal fireworks to the police officer

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as in abdicating

to give up (as a position of authority) formally the retiring CEO relinquished his position to the company's vice president with very mixed feelings

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Recent Examples of relinquishing America is the ultimate answer to the pogrom, and to the emancipation Europe offered on the condition of relinquishing Jewish ethnic and cultural distinctiveness. — Rory Lancman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026 Giudice survived prison, divorce and years of family warfare without relinquishing her place at the center of New Jersey. — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026 For Harrison, the collaboration also meant relinquishing some control. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 22 July 2026 Clearly, the Flyers are comfortable with relinquishing first-round picks in their next four drafts as there is more value in having a true 1C in Carlsson. — Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 8 July 2026 But for Iran, reopening the strait does not mean relinquishing control of it. — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 29 June 2026 Furthermore, leaders like George Washington achieved greatness not by hoarding power, but by relinquishing it. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 June 2026 Loth promptly went out and took care of business, taking the lead early before briefly relinquishing it, then pulling away down the stretch. — Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 6 June 2026 Consumers are intrigued by convenience, but at the same time clearly uneasy about relinquishing control. — Jacques Ledbetter, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026

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Washington is also surrendering influence in the forums in which global rules are made.

— Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
The small businesses settle or fold because fighting costs more than surrendering.

— Allen Adamson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of surrendering

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They’d be upset about Article One of the Constitution, the legislative branch abdicating its powers; that is, the people’s power to wage war and to levy tariffs.

— KEN BURNS, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
Dinello was right, and The Late Show eventually became late night’s ratings leader—a throne that CBS is now voluntarily abdicating.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026

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Apart from polluting ecosystems and leaving toxic residues on human food sources, these aggressive chemicals drive pests to develop genetic resistance, rendering treatments ineffective over time.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
The company's clashes with unions date back years, with battles over employment status, arbitration proceedings, working conditions, and more rendering it a marquee villain in the eyes of labor advocates.

— Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026

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Former chief continues to collect pay Dustman, who served as chief from 2022 to 2025, has received at least $100,000 since resigning, The Star previously revealed.

— Ben Wheeler August 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
Ekeler was previously special teams coordinator at Nebraska and Tennessee in recent years, while Patterson hasn’t coached full-time since resigning from TCU in 2021.

— Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of resigning

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This Wi-Fi 7 powerhouse ensures your connection never hits a lag spike when researching for that big project (or solo gaming marathons and 8K movie streams) while delivering quad-band speeds.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
The molecule combined the smallest molecular size among the candidates with superior electrochemical performance, delivering both fast sodium-ion transport and strong stability against degradation at the battery electrodes.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of delivering

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Kremer has allowed 12 home runs in seven starts this year, avoiding a home run in only one of those turns and ceding multiple homers in three of them.

— Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Republicans are defending a razor-thin House majority, and can afford to lose just two seats without ceding control of the lower chamber to Democrats.

— Fin Daniel Gómez, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

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