unrelinquished
Never let go
Unrelinquished describes something not given up, surrendered, or let go of.
The word emphasizes retention despite pressure or expectation to release: an unrelinquished grip on power, unrelinquished dreams from childhood.
It often appears in contexts involving claims, rights, or emotional attachments that persist against circumstance.
Didn't give away
- heldKept in grasp
- maintainedKept in condition
- preservedKept from deterioration
- possessedHad or was inhabited
withheld · guarded · secured · reserved · conserved · sustained · controlled · clutched
Refusing to give way
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- resoluteFixed in purpose
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
persistent · dogged · unrelenting · relentless · obstinate · stubborn · adamant · immovable
kept
Didn't give away
- heldKept in grasp
- maintainedKept in condition
- preservedKept from deterioration
possessed · withheld · guarded · secured · reserved · conserved · sustained · controlled · clutched · hoarded
unyielding
Refusing to give way
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- resoluteFixed in purpose
determined · persistent · dogged · unrelenting · relentless · obstinate · stubborn · adamant · immovable · unshakeable
unrelinquishedrelinquished
Gave up possession of
surrendered · abandoned · yielded · given up · forfeited
unrelinquishedconceded
Admitted defeat formally
forsaken · capitulated · abdicated · quit · dropped
unrelinquishedsurrendered
Ceased resistance formally
yielded · conceded · capitulated · submitted · acquiesced
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