resigned

resigned
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. submissive, acquiescent, docile, tractable, yielding, relinquishing, gentle, obedient, manageable, willing, agreeable, ready, amenable, pliant, compliant, easily managed, well-disposed, satisfied, quiescent, quiet, patient, unresisting, uncomplaining, tolerant, calm, reconciled, adjusted, adapted, accommodated, tame, biddable, nonresisting, passive, philosophical, renouncing, unassertive, subservient, deferential, long-suffering.
Ant. rebellious*, recalcitrant, resistant.
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
accepting, submissive, acquiescent, tolerant, enduring, reconciled, passive, unresisting, stoical, long-suffering.
ANT.: unaccepting, rebellious, resisting
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Submitting without objection or resistance: acquiescent, nonresistant, passive, submissive. See RESIST. 2. Enduring or capable of enduring hardship or inconvenience without complaint: forbearing, long-suffering, patient. See ACCEPT.

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  • resigned — adjective 1 a resigned look, sound etc shows that you are making yourself accept something that you do not like: a resigned look on her face | He sounded resigned and dejected. 2 be resigned to sth/to doing sth to accept a situation that you do… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • resigned — adj. submissive resigned to (resigned to one s fate) * * * [rɪ zaɪnd] [ submissive ] resigned to (resigned to one s fate) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • Resigned — Resign Re*sign (r? z?n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resigned} ( z?nd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Resigning}.] [F. r[ e]signer, L. resignare to unseal, annul, assign, resign; pref. re re + signare to seal, stamp. See {Sign}, and cf. {Resignation}.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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