1. (verb)release, relinquish, resign, free, give up part with a possession or right Synonyms: unloosen, unfreeze, allow, unloose, abandon, drop by the wayside, expel, vacate, cede, free, release, resign, forgo, stop, drop out, unblock, rid, kick, exhaust, liberate, publish, surrender, disembarrass, fall by the wayside, lay off, waive, put out, reconcile, let go of, dispense with, exempt, give up, throw overboard, forfeit, justify, absolve, leave office, spare, relieve, secrete, relinquish, throw in the towel, deliver, cease, let go, renounce, dislodge, bring out, discontinue, discharge, issue, step down, chuck up the sponge, submit, disengage, turn, eject, part with, throw in, forego, quit, foreswear, loose
2. (verb)waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense with do without or cease to hold or adhere to Synonyms: quit, foreswear, predate, antedate, spare, dispense with, part with, release, throw overboard, renounce, forego, give up, waive, let go, let go of, resign, forgo, relinquish, forfeit, antecede, precede, free
3. (verb)foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish turn away from; give up Synonyms: drop by the wayside, discontinue, foreswear, throw in, disown, chuck up the sponge, leave office, fall by the wayside, cease, vacate, let go of, lay off, dispense with, drop out, step down, take leave, renounce, forego, give up, waive, let go, release, resign, forgo, depart, free, relinquish, stop, throw in the towel, abdicate, quit, repudiate
4. (verb)let go of, let go, release, relinquish release, as from one's grip Synonyms: turn, exhaust, quit, unloose, foreswear, unloosen, unblock, unfreeze, liberate, forego, dispense with, expel, free, discharge, release, secrete, waive, renounce, put out, give up, loose, let go, let go of, resign, forgo, relinquish, publish, bring out, issue, eject
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'relinquish'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. relinquish Abandon is a word of wide signification, applying to persons or things of any kind; abdicate and resign apply to office, authority, or power; cede to territorial possessions; surrender espe Synonyms: abandon, abdicate, desert, leave, resign, abjure, discontinue, quit, retire from, cast off, forego, recant, retract, cease, forsake, relinquish, surrender, cede, forswear, renounce, vacate, depart from, give up, repudiate, withdraw from Antonyms: adopt, defend, occupy, seek, advocate, favor, prosecute, support, assert, haunt, protect, undertake, cherish, hold, pursue, uphold, claim, keep, retain, vindicate, court, maintain
Synonyms for relinquish 
