Synonyms of resign

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verb (1)

ri-ˈzīn 

as in to abdicate

to give up (as a position of authority) formally

following the election, the incumbent cabinet members resigned their positions so the president could feel free to pick a new administration

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abdicate
• relinquish
• renounce
• cede
• surrender
• deny
• vacate
• waive
• step down (from)
• step aside (from)
• abnegate
• abandon
• disown
• disavow
• demit
• forsake
• abjure
• disclaim
• quit
• yield
• hand over
• give up
• desert

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assume
• claim
• appropriate
• protect
• seize
• confiscate
• defend
• take over
• arrogate
• secure
• usurp
• guard
• safeguard
• wrest

resign (from)

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verb (2)

as in to leave

to give up (a job or office)

resigned from the company after the news broke that he had been falsifying financial statements for years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leave
• retire (from)
• quit
• give notice
• step aside (from)
• step down (from)
• chuck
• abandon
• vacate
• bag
• throw up
• drop out (of)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stay (at)
• hire (out or on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of resign

Verb

The worker, whose identity the Union-Tribune verified, did not plan to resign. —Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025

At a press conference Friday morning, DeSantis said Nuñez isn’t resigning today. —Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025

Ravenel was then elected state treasurer in 2006, but only served in the role for five months before resigning after he was indicted on federal cocaine charges in the following year. —EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025

But Gates lamented the current state of the chipmaker, two months after Pat Gelsinger abruptly resigned as CEO following company-wide layoffs. —Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2025

Phrases Containing resign

• resign (from)