CEDED Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

ceded

verb

past tense of cede

as in relinquished

to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress she reluctantly ceded her position as leader

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as in transferred

to give over the legal possession or ownership of Spain ceded Puerto Rico to the United States as part of the settlement of the Spanish-American War

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expropriated

as in abdicated

to give up (as a position of authority) formally the President officially cedes his position on the January 20th immediately following the presidential election

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Recent Examples of ceded Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency ceded some of its climate authority by repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas. — Lindsay Whitehurst, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026 Other leaders seem resigned to the fact that this 80-year global experiment in cooperative international relations has ceded the floor once again to the world order of coercion that dictated most of human history. — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026 Opponents of the bills, however — mostly water districts and business and agricultural associations — said the measures ceded too much control to tribes and could slow in particular efforts at water development, at a pivotal moment for the state. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 The chain of more than 60 islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean off the tip of India, south of the Maldives, has been under British control since 1814, when they were ceded by France. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 The Haudenosaunee ultimately sued for peace, signing a treaty at Fort Stanwix in 1784, which ceded lands in New York and Pennsylvania, and opened up the Ohio Valley for settlement. — Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2026 As Iran’s hard-line regime has given way to an even harder-line one, the Administration has effectively ceded control of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most significant waterways. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 Chances were limited by tight end sets (removing a slot receiver from the formation) and the amount of real estate Wisconsin ceded underneath their coverages. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Some of them ceded to the president tariff power, which the Constitution originally granted to Congress. — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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Panettiere had relinquished custody of Kaya to Klitschko in 2018.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Tate Nagy relinquished punt return duties to Keaton Kubecka Saturday.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026

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Instead of crossing over into the afterlife, Billy, the magically inclined twin, transferred his soul into the body of William Kaplan, a teenager who had just been involved in a fatal car crash.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
The Horned Frogs will need Hayward’s pass rushing expertise to harass Baylor junior quarterback DJ Lagway, a former five-star recruit that transferred in from Florida.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026

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After both sisters had abdicated planning the memorial, logistical matters—the casket and its transport, the readings, and, yes, the flowers—had fallen to the front desk volunteer of a church my grandmother no longer attended.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Few performers have ever been so naturally gifted at the pop-star pose, yet few have abdicated the gig so fast.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

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Their defense had surrendered 83 points in consecutive blowout losses to Missouri and South Carolina, and the optimism surrounding new coach Jon Sumrall had evaporated faster than a puddle on a Gainesville sidewalk in August.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2026
Despite the strong showing, shares surrendered an early rally.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026

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Other senior church roles include the Dean of the College of Cardinals—a position recently assigned to Cardinal Tagle.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 14 Oct. 2026
Thousands of vehicles without air conditioning Records obtained by the I-Team also revealed that more than half of the active delivery vehicles assigned in Texas still lack air conditioning.

— Ginger Allen, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of assigned

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The City Council appointed Harrington to office after former Mayor Vi Lyles resigned midterm.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026
Gates resigned in 1992 amid a groundswell of criticism over police abuse and his slow response to the riots that broke out in April of that year after four police officers were acquitted on charges of severely beating King, a Black motorist.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of resigned

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The city argued that the changes rendered portions of Jackson’s lawsuit moot because the original restrictions were no longer in effect.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Campus security found the women and rendered emergency medical services before they were transported to a nearby hospital, according to the indictment.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of rendered

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Charles Hall later bequeathed the property to his wife and children when his health declined, family said.

— Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
More than a century after a rare painting, recently attributed to Gian Lorenzo Bernini, was bequeathed to the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien in 1920, the painting, Portrait of an Old Man, will go on display on December 2, per reports.

— News Desk, Artforum, 21 Aug. 2026

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