Relinquish synonyms
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To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
waive (related)
To give up (a claim or right, for example) voluntarily; relinquish.
To give up formally (a high office, throne, authority, etc.)
To stop is defined as to block, close, defeat, prevent from moving or bring to an end.
(Law) To give up a right, trust, etc.
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To withdraw from, especially in spite of a responsibility or duty; forsake:
(Idiomatic) To relinquish control or possession of something to someone.
To willingly let go of; to give up; to relinquish.
To relieve of care or suffering:
To make an office, position, place, etc. vacant
keep (antonym)
To remain in a state or condition; stay:
hold (antonym)
To keep from departing or getting away:
To surrender possession of, especially by treaty.
Demit is defined as to quit or fire.
To decide or declare that one will not or will no longer use or be associated with (something):
To transfer (one's interest in property) without warranty as to the extent of ownership on the part of the seller.
To give or pay (something due or owed)
To give up (a position, for example), especially by formal notification.
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To give way to pressure or force:
To stop using, doing, etc.; cease; give up
(Intransitive)
To stop or discontinue doing something
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call-it-a-day
call-it-quits
hang up one's fiddle
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have done with
continue (related)
The definition of continue means to remain or go on.
release, as from one's grip
Free means to release or let go.
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do without or cease to hold or adhere to
usurp (related)
regain (related)
take over (related)
retain (antonym)
Retain is defined as to keep, hold on to or keep in place.
Find another word for relinquish. In this page you can discover 48 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for relinquish, like: abandon, waive, forego, abdicate, forgo, stop, renounce, desert, hand over, part-with and release.