Synonyms for relinquishment
Most common
surrender abandonment renunciation cession resignation abjuration
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of relinquishing something.
Forms
- Plural
- relinquishments → renunciations, abandonments, cessions, surrenders…
Example sentences
- surrender Sami was forced by the police to surrender his dog.
- abandonment Why does this fear of abandonment exist in my life?
- renunciation Jesus predicted Peter's renunciation of him.
- resignation The news of the mayor's resignation traveled fast.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| relinquishment | falling | |
| surrender | steady | |
| abandonment | falling | |
| renunciation | steady | |
| cession | falling | |
| resignation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- cession
- 8 letters
- yielding2
- 9 letters
- surrender3
- 10 letters
- abjuration
- 11 letters
- resignation4, abandonment4
- 12 letters
- renunciation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (yielding2 = 2 syllables).