DEMIT Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

demit

verb

Definition of demit

as in to resign

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After being placed on administrative leave, Parker resigned two days later.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
Dolly was thunderstruck but hardly resigned to life as a has-been.

— Martha Ackmann, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of resign

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Moody, a third-round pick of the San Francisco 49ers in 2023, was waived by the Washington Commanders earlier this month.

— Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
If Neal is not waived by the Saints with an injury designation he will be required to stay on the IR list the entire season and postseason.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of waive

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During a month in detention, Khan was denied access to medications for hypothyroidism, high blood pressure and glaucoma, according to testimony by her daughter, Riya Khan.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
He was then kept at Palace the following season playing just eight times, being denied the opportunity for a temporary move away, before playing 36 times for Sheffield United in the Championship in 2024-25, scoring seven times.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of deny

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Piker supporters, including progressive candidates who’ve campaigned alongside Piker, have sought to minimize calls to disavow Piker from Republicans and pro-Israel voices.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026
President Florentino Perez never publicly disavowed Mourinho’s divisive actions — and his ghost never really left the Bernabeu.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of disavow

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Eric Lai, a senior fellow with the Georgetown Center for Asian Law, said every actor in Hong Kong civil society who assumed that renouncing violence and working within the law would be fine has to revise that assumption.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Yermolaiev has lived in the glitzy city state on the Mediterranean coast for several years, having left Ukraine and renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2019 to become a citizen of Cyprus.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of renounce

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Most cruise companies disclaim that onboard medical staff are intended to provide urgent or emergency care.

— Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026
For the record, Duffy has strongly disclaimed any interest in the White House, which is, after all, just a bunch of boring grownups talking.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026

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