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resigned

[ri-zahynd] / rɪˈzaɪnd /

ADJECTIVE

enduring, passive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

satisfied

STRONG

accommodated adapted adjusted calm gentle quiet ready reconciled relinquishing renouncing subdued tame willing yielding

WEAK

acquiescent agreeable amenable biddable compliant cordial deferential docile genial long-suffering manageable nonresisting obedient patient peaceable philosophical pliant quiescent stoical submissive subservient tolerant tractable unassertive unprotesting unresisting well-disposed

Antonyms

STRONG

agitated boisterous excited loud rough roused troubled unprepared unwilling violent wild

WEAK

intolerant

Example Sentences

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Resigned to their fate, they hope the work will enable their children to go to school and learn a better trade.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Resigned to his fate in the present and, perhaps, fearful for his position in the future.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

Resigned to the privileged childishness of her dominant lover, the narrator comes to a clearer understanding of her own human fallibility.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2023

Resigned to her truth, she shakes her head no.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2022

Resigned, I stepped onto a real boat for the first time in my life.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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