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relinquished

ADJECTIVE

abandoned

Synonyms

STRONG

deserted discarded dissipated dropped dumped eliminated empty forgotten forsaken jilted left neglected rejected shunned sidelined vacated

WEAK

alone cast aside cast away eighty-sixed given up godforsaken left in the cold left in the lurch outcast passed up pigeon-holed side-tracked unoccupied vacant

Antonyms

WEAK

adopted chaste cherished defended innocent maintained moral pure restrained supported virtuous

ADJECTIVE

derelict

Synonyms

STRONGEST

desolate dilapidated dingy neglected ruined run down seedy shabby

STRONG

solitary

WEAK

abandoned cast-off discarded faded lorn ownerless threadbare uncouth

Antonyms

STRONGEST

good nice used

WEAK

careful caring improved populated

ADJECTIVE

deserted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barren derelict desolate empty forlorn isolated lonely neglected uninhabited vacant

STRONG

bare forsaken left

WEAK

bereft cast-off godforsaken left in the lurch left stranded lorn solitary uncouth

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful filled full happy inhabited pleased populated productive used

WEAK

busy crowded populous

ADJECTIVE

lorn

Synonyms

WEAK

alone bereft cast aside cast away derelict deserted desolate discarded dissipated dropped dumped eighty-sixed eliminated empty forgotten forlorn forsaken given up godforsaken jilted left left in the cold left in the lurch neglected outcast passed up pigeon-holed rejected shunned side-tracked sidelined unoccupied vacant vacated

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ServiceNow relinquished its early gains and slid 1.5% to $101.83.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

And if Uthmeier prevails, adoptive parents across Florida could find their legal claim to their children suddenly open to challenge, potentially by the very birth parents who relinquished them, or by the state.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

Iger briefly joined Thrive as a venture partner in 2022, but relinquished the role when he returned to lead Disney later that year after Chapek’s firing by the board of directors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

In October, she lost her duchess title when her ex-husband relinquished his Duke of York title over his links with Epstein.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

He reached for the infant and Claire relinquished him reluctantly.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

relinquished

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