Synonyms of resign

resign 1 of 2

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)

2 of 2

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)
• keep
• hire (out)
• join
• sign on (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of resign

Verb

Several clubs are frustrated at the way the City case has been managed and have privately expressed the belief that the league’s chief may have to resign if City are not found guilty. —Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025

On the same day that Trump was appointed chair of the Kennedy Center, several people resigned from their positions at the nonprofit. —Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025

Taylor Kapusta resigned from her post as warden of the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center in Nashville, effective Aug. 4. —Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2025

In March, the princes and fellow trustees resigned amid growing tensions with Chandauka. —Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025

Phrases Containing resign

• resign (from)