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RELINQUISHING Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word relinquishing. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word relinquishing. (close relations)
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foreswear
verbv
verb

• do without or cease to hold or adhere to

• turn away from; give up

release
verb, nounv, n
noun

• merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)

• the act of liberating someone or something

• a process that liberates or discharges something

• an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

• euphemistic expressions for death

• a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation

• a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism

• activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion

• the act of allowing a fluid to escape

• a formal written statement of relinquishment

• (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone

verb

• release, as from one's grip

• grant freedom to; free from confinement

• let (something) fall or spill from a container

• prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

• eliminate (a substance)

• generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

• make (information) available for publication

• part with a possession or right

• release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

• make (assets) available

forego
verbv
verb

• be earlier in time; go back further

• do without or cease to hold or adhere to

• lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime

forgo
verbv
verb

• do without or cease to hold or adhere to

• be earlier in time; go back further

• lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime

free
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint

• unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion

• not held in servitude

noun

• people who are free

adverb

• without restraint

adjective satellite

• costing nothing

• not occupied or in use

• not fixed in position

• not taken up by scheduled activities

• completely wanting or lacking

• not literal

verb

• grant freedom to; free from confinement

• relieve from

• remove or force out from a position

• grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to

• make (information) available for publication

• free from obligations or duties

• free or remove obstruction from

• let off the hook

• part with a possession or right

• release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

• make (assets) available

quit
verbv
verb

• put an end to a state or an activity

• give up or retire from a position

• go away or leave

• turn away from; give up

• give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

renounce
verbv
verb

• give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations

• leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

• turn away from; give up

• cast off

resign
verbv
verb

• leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

• give up or retire from a position

• part with a possession or right

• accept as inevitable

waive
verbv
verb

• do without or cease to hold or adhere to

• lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime

dispense with
verbv
verb

• give up what is not strictly needed

• do without or cease to hold or adhere to

• forgo or do or go without

give up
verbv
verb

• lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime

• give up with the intent of never claiming again

• give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

• put an end to a state or an activity

• give up what is not strictly needed

• part with a possession or right

• leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

• relinquish possession or control over

• give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another

• stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims

• allow the other (baseball) team to score

• stop consuming

let go
verbv
verb

• release, as from one's grip

• be relaxed

let go of
verbv
verb

• release, as from one's grip

Best Hypernyms For RELINQUISHING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for relinquishing, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
abandon give hand pass reach
Phrases (3)
give uppass onturn over

Alternatives for FORESWEAR

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