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

stepped down (from)

verb

past tense of step down (from)

as in left

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 resigned

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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Since Macklemore’s firing, all of Sheeran’s openers have quit the tour.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Sheeran’s supporting acts and his backing band quit the tour in solidarity with Macklemore.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of quit

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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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The former sovereign, 86, who abdicated the throne in 2024, was instead represented by her son and successor, King Frederik, his wife, Queen Mary, his son and heir, Crown Prince Christian, and Queen Margrethe’s younger sister, Princess Benedikte.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
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

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