RESIGNING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

resigning

verb

present participle of resign

as in abdicating

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

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Recent Examples of resigning But airlines were furious, demanding that the head of NATS, Martin Rolfe, consider resigning after the second air traffic meltdown in three years. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026 Budget carriers Ryanair and Wizz Air have called for the head of the NATS, Martin Rolfe, to consider resigning after a second major outage hit the air traffic control system in three years. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 After resigning in 2005 amid criticism and questions about Beijing’s influence, Tung remained a staunch supporter of China’s rule, backing security laws and earning national honors as Hong Kong’s freedoms narrowed. — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Reilly's appointment follows a period of significant turnover, with three officials resigning this year and a fourth planning to step down. — Laura Colvin, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Republican Christine Moore served nearly 8 years in the seat before resigning her term early to unsuccessfully run for Apopka Mayor. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 Arday, once hailed as Cambridge’s youngest Black professor, was found dead, aged 41, in London last Friday, days after resigning from his post. — Reuters, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026 Continue reading … TAKING A STAND — Ex-Seattle Times columnist explains resigning on the spot over spiked column. — FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 After resigning from office, Sasse was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer, for which there is no cure. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026

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Despite everything, Harald never considered abdicating the throne.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
This is what the impeachment process was designed for, to remove public officials abdicating their responsibilities.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of abdicating

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Eric Lai, a senior fellow with the Georgetown Center for Asian Law, said every actor in Hong Kong civil society who assumed that renouncing violence and working within the law would be fine has to revise that assumption.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
That starts with renouncing the use of military intervention as a first resort and ending the practice of diplomacy by airstrike.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026