REMITTED Synonyms: 142 Similar and Opposite Words

remitted

verb

past tense of remit

as in decreased

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually waited until the rain remitted a little and ran to the car

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as in ignored

to dismiss as of little importance the judge refused to remit the young man's cavalier disregard for his pile of unpaid speeding tickets and summarily revoked his driver's license

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as in postponed

to assign to a later time the legislature has remitted the matter to the next session, where it will most likely die in committee

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Recent Examples of remitted In 2009, after years of strained relations between SSPX and the Holy See, Pope Benedict XVI remitted the 1988 excommunications as a step toward healing the rift. — Noah Labelle, NPR, 2 July 2026 The tens of billions that are remitted annually add more to Mexico’s economy than both tourism and oil. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 According to this principle, each federal state controled its own resources and remitted around 50 percent of its revenues to the federal government. — Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026 State statute provides that tax collectors are entitled to a commission on all real and tangible personal property taxes collected and remitted. — Abbey Ajayi, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026 When the house is sold, what’s left is remitted back to the seller. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026 These duties are remitted directly to the CBP. — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025

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In some cases, LinkedIn says views of content classified as AI spam have decreased by as much as 40 percent.

— Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Travel data shows the average group size for trips has decreased since COVID-19 began.

— Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of decreased

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Neighbors said their complaints about the empty lot were ignored for years until a fire burned part of the property and neighbor Kayt Miranda's garage early on Wednesday morning.

— Joy Benedict, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
The stock that spent two years being ignored by the same investors who loaded up on Hilton and Marriott is now having its moment.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

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Researchers can use this moment to finally build the ethical infrastructure around the cultivation of insider sources and source compensation that the field has postponed for too long.

— Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Saturday’s game in Liberty was postponed after a Cardinals player suffered a medical emergency on the sideline and died.

— The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026

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Though impending rainstorms are likely to make rescue operations more difficult, officials say a previous threat from a lake that had formed on the border between Nepal and Tibet has substantially subsided.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Opinion polls gave the king firm backing to stay on for life, however, and the criticism subsided.

— Terje Solsvik, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

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Rodney Taylor, a double amputee and Atlanta father of seven, was detained in Stewart Detention Center for 15 months in connection with a decades-old burglary charge that was later pardoned, advocates said.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Several months later, in December 2024, Joe pardoned his son before leaving the White House.

— Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

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Inside one, the individual is both multiplied and diminished.

— Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
The persuasiveness of these efforts, however, is diminished when a WRO is modified without transparency and despite readily accessible evidence indicating that conditions for the workers have not truly improved.

— Charity Ryerson, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of diminished

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Log temples atop the mounds overlooked wide plazas for ball games, ceremonies, and open-air markets.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Atwell, who grew up playing quarterback in Liberty City and then starred at Miami Northwestern, suggested that his mentoring of the team’s young receivers shouldn’t go overlooked.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

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