STEPPED ASIDE (FROM) Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

stepped aside (from)

verb

past tense of step aside (from)

as in left

to give up (a job or office) a newscaster who knew when it was time to step aside from the anchor desk and let a younger person take over

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to give up (as a position of authority) formally the prime minister was compelled to step aside from his office when it was demonstrated that he had violated the public trust

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Staff quit without notice – presumably for better pay or shorter shifts at nursing homes and hospitals.

— Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
McCalla wanted to bridge these social divides, which eventually led him to quit football to do more on campus.

— Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

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Brad Wright, former UCLA and NBA player and El Camino Real Charter High’s board chair since 2020, has resigned amid mounting turmoil and investigations at the Woodland Hills school.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
For the next few minutes, the courtroom was silent, the gallery seemingly resigned to the conclusion and gravely awaiting the jury’s entrance so the judge could formally declare the mistrial.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of resigned

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Suwarso relinquished his standard four-ticket allocation for the game.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Fast forward two years, and Variety reported that Unwell had dropped Hot Mess and relinquished all rights to the show, giving Earle the freedom to pursue new opportunities.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of relinquished

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Considered too lenient toward the Germans, Marie-Adelaide abdicated in January 1919 in favor of her sister, Charlotte.

— Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
The popular king modernized the royal house but refused to follow in the footsteps of other aging monarchs who have abdicated in recent times.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

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