RESIGN FROM Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

resign (from)

verb

Definition of resign (from)

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

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To do so means leaving behind a life that job-seekers spend months, if not years, navigating administrative hurdles to attain.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Marlins closer Pete Fairbanks started the ninth, but walked leadoff hitter Gabriel Moreno and threw one pitch to Geraldo Perdomo before leaving with an apparent injury.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

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