relinquished
Let go of
Relinquished is the past tense of relinquish, meaning to give up or let go of something—typically power, control, a claim, or a possession: She relinquished her seat on the board.
The word suggests voluntary surrender, often reluctantly: He finally relinquished his grip on the company he'd founded.
Moved to new location
- conveyedTransferred or expressed
- grantedGiven or allowed officially
- assignedGiven as duty
- bequeathedLeft as inheritance
entrusted · conceded · delegated · surrendered · yielded · ceded · deeded · bestowed
Completely abandoned or discarded
- desertedLeft behind, uninhabited
- vacatedLeft a place empty
- discardedGotten rid of
- renouncedFormally rejected or abandoned
disowned · left · withdrawn · quit · neglected · forgotten · jettisoned · ditched
Ceased resistance, conceded
- submittedFormally gave for consideration
- concededAdmitted defeat formally
- acquiescedAgreed without protest
- yieldedGave way or produced
Relinquished power formally
- forsworeRenounced under oath
- disavowedFormally denied association
- repudiatedFormally rejected or denied
- rejectedRefused or turned away
abjured · disclaimed · foreswore · disowned · denied · retracted · recanted · eschewed
Released from confinement
- loosenedMade less tight
- unclaspedOpened a fastening device
- droppedLet fall downward
- releasedSet free from confinement
unhanded · liberated · discharged · unfastened · unclenched · slackened · untethered · unbound
transferred
Moved to new location
bequeathed · entrusted · conceded · delegated · surrendered · yielded · ceded · deeded · bestowed · conferred
forsaken
Completely abandoned or discarded
renounced · disowned · left · withdrawn · quit · neglected · forgotten · jettisoned · ditched · dumped
capitulated
Ceased resistance, conceded
- submittedFormally gave for consideration
- concededAdmitted defeat formally
- acquiescedAgreed without protest
yielded · succumbed · relented · caved · bowed · folded · resigned
abdicated
Relinquished power formally
- forsworeRenounced under oath
- disavowedFormally denied association
- repudiatedFormally rejected or denied
rejected · abjured · disclaimed · foreswore · disowned · denied · retracted · recanted · eschewed
freed
Released from confinement
released · unhanded · liberated · discharged · unfastened · unclenched · slackened · untethered · unbound · detached
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Went on without stopping
maintained · sustained · upheld · preserved · carried on
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