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relinquishment

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Main Entry: relinquishment
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: abdication

Synonyms:

abandonment, abjuration, abnegation, abstention, cancellation, demission, denial, disavowal, disclaimer, eschewal, eschewing, forbearing, forswearing, giving up, quitclaim, rebuff, remission, renouncement, renunciation, repeal, repudiation, resignation, sacrifice, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-sacrifice, spurning, surrender, veto, waiver, yielding
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Concept: Relinquishment.
Category: 1. Conceptional Volition

Synonyms:

-nouns
relinquishment, abandonment; desertion, defection, secession, withdrawal; cave of Adullam; nolle prosequi., discontinuance (cessation); renunciation (recantation); abrogation; resignation (retirement); desuetude; cession (of property).
-verbs
relinquish, give up, abandon, desert, forsake, leave in the lurch; go back on; depart from, secede from, withdraw from; back out of; leave, quit, take leave of, bid a long farewell; vacate (resign)., renounce (abjure); forego, have done with, drop; disuse; discard; wash one's hands of; drop all idea of., break off, leave off; desist; stop (cease); hold one's hand, stay one's hand; quit one's hold; give over, shut up shop., throw up the game, throw up the cards; give up the point, give up the argument; pass to the order of the day, move to the previous question.
-adjectives
unpursued; relinquished; relinqishing.
-phrases
aufgeschoben ist nicht aufgehoben; entbehr gern was du nicht hast.
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Concept Thesaurus
Concept: Relinquishment.
Category: 1. Property in general

Synonyms:

-nouns
relinquishment, abandonment (of a course); renunciation, expropriation, dereliction; cession, surrender, dispensation; resignation; riddance., derelict; foundling; jetsam, waif.
-verbs
relinquish, give up, surrender, yield, cede; let go, let slip; spare, drop, resign, forego, renounce, abandon, expropriate, give away, dispose of, part with; lay aside, lay apart, lay down, lay on the shelf (disuse) [more]; set aside, put aside; make away with, cast behind; maroon., give notice to quit, give warning; supersede; be rid of, get rid of, be quit of, get quit of; eject., rid oneself of, disburden oneself of, divest oneself of, dispossess oneself of; wash one's hands of., discard, cast off, dismiss; cast away, throw away, pitch away, fling away, cast aside, cast overboard, cast to the dogs, throw aside, throw overboard, throw to the dogs, pitch aside, pitch overboard, pitch to the dogs, fling aside, fling overboard, fling to the dogs; cast to the winds, throw to the winds, sweep to the winds; put away, turn away, sweep away; jettison., quit one's hold.
-adjectives
relinquished; cast off, derelict; unowned, unappropriated, unculled; left (residuary).

Antonyms:

retention
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Main Entry: abnegation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: denial, renouncement of something

Synonyms:

abandonment, abstinence, eschewal, forbearance, giving up, nixing, refusal, rejection, relinquishment, renunciation, sacrifice, self-denial, stonewall, surrender, temperance

Antonyms:

acquiescence, admittance, surrender, yielding
Main Entry: desertion
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: abandonment

Synonyms:

abrogation, absconding, apostasy, avoidance, backsliding, betrayal, castoff, defecting, departing, departure, derelict, dereliction, disaffection, disavowal, disavowing, divorce, elusion, escape, evasion, falling away, falseness, flight, forsaking, going back on, leaving, marooning, perfidy, recreancy, rejection, relinquishment, renunciation, repudiation, resignation, retirement, retreat, running out on, secession, tergiversation, treachery, truancy, withdrawal

Antonyms:

aid, assistance, help, staying
Main Entry: disposal
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: parting with or throwing something away

Synonyms:

auctioning, bartering, chucking, clearance, conveyance, demolishing, demolition, destroying, destruction, discarding, dispatching, dispensation, disposition, dumping, ejection, jettison, jettisoning, junking, relegation, relinquishment, removal, riddance, sacrifice, sale, scrapping, selling, trading, transfer, transference, vending

Antonyms:

hold, keeping, retention
Main Entry: forfeit
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: something given as sacrifice

Synonyms:

cost, damages, fine, loss, mulct, penalty, relinquishment

Antonyms:

gain, victory, win
Main Entry: renunciation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: abandonment, rejection

Synonyms:

abdication, abjuration, abnegation, abstention, cancellation, denial, disavowal, disclaimer, eschewal, eschewing, forbearing, forswearing, giving up, rebuff, refusal, relinquishment, remission, renouncement, repeal, repudiation, resignation, sacrifice, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-sacrifice, spurning, surrender, veto, waiver, yielding

Antonyms:

allowance, approval, condonement
Main Entry: surrender
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: giving up; resignation

Synonyms:

abandonment, abdication, acquiescence, appeasement, capitulation, cessation, dedition, delivery, giving way, relenting, relinquishment, renunciation, submission, succumbing, white flag, yielding

Antonyms:

fight, fighting, victory, win
Main Entry: waiver
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: giving up; letting go

Synonyms:

abandonment, abdication, disclaimer, foregoing, postponement, refusal, rejection, relinquishment, remission, renunciation, reservation, resignation, setting aside, surrender, tabling
Notes: waver is a verb meaning to vacillate or be indecisive; a waiver is a relinquishment of a claim, privilege, or right

Antonyms:

accept, claim, face
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