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rendition

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of rendition

1 a presentation of an artistic work (as a piece of music) from a particular point of view
  • jazzy renditions of some familiar pop standards
Synonyms of rendition

account, interpretation, performance, reading, version
Words Related to rendition

adaptation, reworking, variation
2 the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another
  • the rendition of the prisoner to the country where the crime was committed
Synonyms of rendition

capitulating, capitulation, cession, handover, relinquishment, submission, submitting, surrender
Words Related to rendition

acceptance, acquiescence, concession

compromise

appeasement, conciliation, reconcilement, reconciliation

capture, fall
Near Antonyms of rendition

resistance

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