RESIGNS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

resigns

verb

present tense third-person singular of resign

as in abdicates

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 resigns Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Kinnear opens up about why Trowbridge resigns; how his character feels about Dennison’s death, as the two had a complicated relationship; and the experience of filming his final episode. — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026 The researcher who resigns with a warning about extinction gets seventy million views. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 If Zelensky ultimately resigns or opens up a wartime election, there are several candidates that appear to be poised to seize the opportunity. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026 The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to transfer papal power if a Pope dies or resigns. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 14 Oct. 2026 Current Miami-Dade rules already require commissioners to hold vacancy elections during a countywide primary or general election, but that’s not an option if a commissioner resigns to run for another office during an off-year. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 The job is largely a ceremonial post, but if the sitting governor dies, resigns or is removed from office, then the lieutenant governor would be elevated to take over. — Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 When a strong performer resigns, that decision was made weeks earlier. — Nilton Bernini, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Jet resigns herself to her fate, and promises her sister and nieces that her passing will be peaceful. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026

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When the state abdicates its duty, the people must step in.

— William Morris, Des Moines Register, 17 Mar. 2026
When the federal government abdicates its responsibility for public health, states, localities, and communities of experts can still try to fill the void.

— Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025

Definition of abdicates

Verb

Could this be the anarchic mind that emerges when the ego relinquishes its hold?

— Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
If a player chooses not to negotiate with the Panthers, that player will be unable to sign elsewhere, unless Carolina relinquishes his rights by not offering him a tender.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Jan. 2026

Definition of relinquishes

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The possibility of revising Article 9 of Japan’s constitution, which renounces war and prohibits a traditional standing army, is no longer taboo in Tokyo.

— David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
Japan has recently taken steps to expand its defense posture, including lifting its ban on lethal arms exports and mulling changes to Article 9 of its constitution, which renounces war and the maintenance of armed forces.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 31 May 2026