resignedness

noun

as in acquiescence

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resignedness
  1. acquiescence
  2. deference
  3. submission
  4. submissiveness
  5. compliance
  6. passivity
  7. humility
  8. meekness
Noun
  • Their acquiescence to this encroachment on their powers has made these politicians increasingly dependent on a dysfunctional national government.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2026
  • But many assumptions that Stratos’ investors or Utah politicians might have had about Box Elder County – about either the acquiescence of its people or the barrenness of its landscape – have been proved wrong over the past few months.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of acquiescence
Noun
  • Jeff Bezos is one of the richest men in the world, so he’s used to being treated with certain deference and most doors being open to him.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2026
  • And the most important one in this context is Chevron deference.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of deference
Noun
  • These event listeners enhance accessibility by enabling form submission or closure // when the user presses either the 'Enter' or 'Space' key.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Syrian prison documentary The Other Side of the Sun, directed by Tawfik Sabouni, has been selected as Syria’s submission for the best international feature film Oscar at the 99th Academy Awards.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of submission
Noun
  • Attraction is a function of parentage and looks and submissiveness.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026
  • But for Coles, his indoctrination to law enforcement has been a different level of submissiveness.
    — Dan Pompei, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Definition of submissiveness
Noun
  • The Florida Public Service Commission must still review FPL’s compliance filing.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Some point out that the commission’s claim of company savings on compliance costs is overblown.
    — Tzachi Zach, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of compliance
Noun
  • Adam is smart and kind, but gentle to the point of passivity.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The Lizzie Borden Story lifts Abby out of mythological passivity and puts her at the center of events, perhaps most significantly by having her kill Lizzie’s pet doves.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of passivity
Noun
  • Guys that really have some humility about them, guys that have the ability to keep the main thing the main thing.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
  • His talent has nothing to do with his genes, and yet his reverence for his parents, Philip and Mimi, envelops him in soulful humility.
    — Olivia Wilde, Time, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of humility
Noun
  • The third revealed meekness as spiritual strength – the willingness to let God lead thought and action.
    — Liesl Ehmke, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026
  • And Jesus' answer is one takes it through meekness, peacemaking, humility, love, etc.
    — Jason DeRose, NPR, 26 May 2026
Definition of meekness
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