Synonyms of resignation

resignation

noun

1

as in acceptance

the action or condition of enduring hardship or discomfort without resisting or attempting to improve it

They had reached a state of resignation to being broke.

Related Words

• acceptance
• submission
• submissiveness
• defeatism
• acquiescence
• sadness
• desperation
• oppression
• sorrow
• passivity
• cynicism
• unhappiness
• depression
• passiveness
• melancholy
• pessimism
• agony
• dejection
• distress
• mournfulness
• gloom
• gloominess
• joylessness
• misery
• dumps
• self-pity
• blues
• dreariness
• dolor
• despair
• hopelessness
• pain
• sorrowfulness
• blue devils
• desolation
• doldrums
• downheartedness
• disconsolateness
• self-despair
• dispiritedness
• despondence
• mopes
• despondency
• woe
• wretchedness
• woefulness
• forlornness
• dolefulness
• despond

Dissimilar Words

• cheerfulness
• optimism
• cheer
• hopefulness
• hope
• sunniness
• mirth
• resistance
• glee
• gaiety
• joviality
• defiance
• merriment
• jollity
• lightheartedness
• mirthfulness
• gleefulness

2

as in retirement

the act or practice of giving up something (such as a job or position)

The senator abruptly announced his resignation following news of the scandal.

Related Words

• retirement
• departure
• abdication
• departing
• leaving
• surrender
• quitting
• exit
• leave
• exiting
• relinquishment
• stepping down
• renouncement

Dissimilar Words

• acceptance
• adoption
• embrace
• embracement
• espousal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of resignation

In his resignation letter, Kent wrote about his 11 combat deployments and losing his wife, who was killed by a suicide bomber while serving with the Navy in Syria. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Frustrations about the current era of high school football, with low pay for coaches and all of the transfers, have led Shifflet in the direction of resignation. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

Largely because of layoffs and resignations, the agency has lost 3,000-plus employees, more than one-quarter of its workforce. — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Federal troops took control of Baidoa on March 30, prompting Laftagareen, who had governed South West since 2018, to announce his resignation. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026