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RETAINED Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word retained. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For RETAINED

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abandoned
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• forsaken by owner or inhabitants

• unrestrained and uninhibited

forfeited
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• surrendered as a penalty

lost
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

• spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed

• not gained or won

noun

• people who are destined to die soon

adjective satellite

• having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity

• cannot be recovered or regained

• not caught with the senses or the mind

• deeply absorbed in thought

• perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

• unable to function; without help

misplaced
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• put in the wrong place or position

• lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place

relinquished
verbv
adjective satellite

• that has been withdrawn or retreated from

released
verb, adjectivev, adj
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

surrendered
verbv
noun

• acceptance of despair

• a verbal act of admitting defeat

• the delivery of a principal into lawful custody

• the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)

verb

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

• relinquish possession or control over

yielded
verbv
noun

• production of a certain amount

• the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

• an amount of a product

• the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)

verb

• be the cause or source of

• end resistance, as under pressure or force

• give or supply

• give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

• give in, as to influence or pressure

• move in order to make room for someone for something

• cause to happen or be responsible for

• be willing to concede

• be fatally overwhelmed

• bring in

• be flexible under stress of physical force

• cease opposition; stop fighting

• consent reluctantly

let go
verbv
verb

• release, as from one's grip

• be relaxed

Alternatives for ABANDONED

Alternatives for FORFEITED

Alternatives for LOST

Alternatives for MISPLACED

Alternatives for RELINQUISHED

Alternatives for RELEASED

Alternatives for SURRENDERED

Alternatives for YIELDED

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