as in to resign
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demit
Verb
-
Keesee resigned from his position at the church in August.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025 -
Sassoon, who replaced U.S. Attorney Damien Williams in the Southern District of New York, declined to drop the case against Adams and resigned.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
Be on the lookout for a complete breakdown of Night 2 tomorrow, and another closer look at Raw the following day before WWE waives goodbye to Las Vegas–for now.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
-
Weinstein did ask to waive his appearance in court last Thursday due to his health.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
In January, Iverson was denied qualified immunity by a federal judge for the shooting.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
-
The federal government had argued that Khalil's habeas challenge should be denied in part because the Newark court cannot hear the case.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
Listen to this article The New York City Probation Department spent $37,500 last year to hire a public relations consultant in part to write an op-ed that the agency’s commissioner, Juanita Holmes, then oddly disavowed last Friday, the Daily News has learned.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2025
-
Though Trump disavowed it during the campaign, many of his administration's actions have closely hewed to its suggestions.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
The Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 will be held in abeyance with immediate effect until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
-
Both President Trump and Attorney General–designate Pam Bondi are positioned to stop the lawfare, but only if the Democrats abjure their politicization of criminal justice.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
Chaos ensues when Vincent’s disowned son Rocco, his girlfriend Marina and Vincent’s ex-wife Ruth abruptly show up to spoil the festivities with an ominous warning: Vincent’s former associate and famed gangster Leftie, and his new sidekick Lonnie, are coming for them.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
-
The two had been estranged since the early 2000s when Sam came out as gay, which led to her father disowning her.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
Eventually, in 2019, the Business Round Table realized that business based totally on the self-interest of short-term profits was untenable and officially renounced it.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
-
In this telling, the blood of Christian martyrs facing lions rather than renouncing their faith eventually transformed the Roman empire.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
The lawsuit against Tiffany was settled in October 2024 with a $1.85 million payout that was entered with all parties specifically disclaiming any liability.—
Emily Krauser,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
-
Pope Francis visited, allowing himself to be used as a prop in the Canadian government’s staged punching of the church, so the government could effectively disclaim its own role in the residential-school system.—
The Editors,
National Review,
28 Feb. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Demit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demit. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share