| Main Entry: | relinquishment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abdication |
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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 |
| Concept: | Relinquishment. |
| Category: | 1. Conceptional Volition |
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-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: | 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).
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |