resignation
resignation is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The state of being resigned or submissive; quiet or patient submission; unresisting acquiescence; as, resignation to the will and providence of God. See Patience.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- abandonment
- abdication
- acquiescence
- endurance
- forsaking
- patience
- relinquisment
- renunciation
- submission
- surrender
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abandon
- abandonment
- abdicant
- abdicate
- abdication
- abjuration
- abjure
- abrogate
- abrogation
- accept
- all
- allegiance
- and
- answer
- apart
- argument
- aside
- attend
- avast
- away
- back
- bear
- beck
- behind
- bid
- bidding
- break
- call
- cast
- cave
- cease
- cede
- cessation
- cession
- come
- command
- compliance
- compliant
- comply
- constancy
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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