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
  • Less money coming into government coffers also means fewer goodies for the population of Moscow, whose acquiescence Putin desperately needs.
    — Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 30 June 2026
  • But the balance of risks has changed Europe’s era of acquiescence is over.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 22 June 2026
Definition of acquiescence
Noun
  • Your Chinese colleague speaks softly in a meeting; is that cultural deference or introversion?
    — Andy Molinsky, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Japan’s players, initially reverential to the point of deference in Zico’s presence, came out of their shells.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Definition of deference
Noun
  • The statement amounted to a complete submission to Thomas, who used her Tuesday media availability to blast Engelbert.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • With three different categories, judges from across the USA TODAY Network ranked each submission in order to narrow down the contest to just 30 finalists.
    — Krista Johnson, USA Today, 1 July 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
  • Treat cybersecurity as an investment in economic competitiveness and national resilience, not simply regulatory compliance.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Faced with a national IT compliance mandate, Sapporo’s city government needed to modernize over one million lines of legacy code, which Kaplan estimated would have normally taken 200 engineering months of work.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 3 July 2026
Definition of compliance
Noun
  • Today Twain would be startled by the passivity of a once-mighty Congress that has all but crumbled in the face of pressure from the White House.
    — Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • This isn't about passivity, but about allowing feelings to exist long enough to understand their message, leading to a sturdier form of happiness.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of passivity
Noun
  • Those experiences appear to have reinforced the importance of humility inside the squad, even as outside expectations continue to grow.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Pls take manhood seriously, approach it with care, responsibility, character, dignity, humility and make room for laughter.
    — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
Definition of humility
Noun
  • And Jesus' answer is one takes it through meekness, peacemaking, humility, love, etc.
    — Jason DeRose, NPR, 26 May 2026
  • Such meekness is understandable from him.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026
Definition of meekness
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