Abdicated and Retain
Opposite meaning words
Abdicated
Retain
Retain verb - To continue to have in one's possession or power.
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Retain and Abdicated. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abdicated/retain
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