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abandonment(noun, keep, retreat, withdrawal, hopelessness)
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relinquishment(noun, keep, retreat, withdrawal, abandonment)
20
renunciation(noun, keep, retreat, rejection, abandonment)
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surrender(noun, drop, keep, decrease, notice)
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abdication(noun, keep, withdrawal, abandonment, renunciation)
16
submission(noun, strength, ability, surrender, agreement)
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patience(noun, accept, strength, ability, restraint)
15
waiver(noun, keep, surrender, yielding, rejection)
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compliance(noun, surrender, agreement, yielding, consent)
13
rejection(noun, retreat, withdrawal, abandonment, renunciation)
11
acquiescence(noun, surrender, agreement, yielding, consent)
11
meekness(noun, surrender, yielding, flattery, endurance)
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retirement(noun, notice, retreat, withdrawal, abandonment)
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withdrawal(noun, notice, retreat, removal, abandonment)
10
forbearance(noun, accept, restraint, capacity, fortitude)
9
capitulation(noun, drop, decrease, surrender, reduction)
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acceptance(noun, agreement, consent, endurance, acknowledgment)
9
renouncement(noun, surrender, yielding, rejection, denial)
8
deference(noun, surrender, agreement, yielding, consent)
8
passivity(noun, surrender, agreement, restraint, yielding)
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