STEP DOWN (FROM) Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

step down (from)

verb

Definition of step down (from)

as in to leave

to give up (a job or office) with the advent of his 90th birthday, he could no longer resist calls for him to step down from chairmanship of the board

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as in to resign

to give up (as a position of authority) formally even in the face of a palace revolt, Queen Elizabeth I refused to step down from the throne

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Mercury retrograde in Scorpio leaves room for private reflection, too.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Pike, 50, survived two doses of pentobarbital in September, which her attorneys say probably did not enter her bloodstream correctly and instead pooled in her arms, leaving them burned and blistered.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of leave

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All of the tour’s other openers and Sheeran’s own backing band ended up quitting the tour in solidarity with Macklemore and Palestine.

— William Earl, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
The number of workers quitting jobs — a barometer of their confidence to obtain new employment — spiked to levels not seen since March 2025.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of quit

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Media outlets and local institutions are shifting as Vucic vows to fight back and his party faces calls to relinquish control in cities and towns.

— Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
No other Dolphins defender relinquished more than 13 yards in completions on Sunday, according to PFF.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of relinquish

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On November 9 Germany became a republic, and Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Nov. 2026
Here, again, our disappearing Education Department abdicated its constitutional role to the governor and attorney general.

— David Bloomfield, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of abdicate

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