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past tense of step down (from)
Synonyms & Antonyms of stepped down (from)
1
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
Synonyms for stepped down (from)
- bagged,
- chucked,
- left,
- quit
- (also quitted),
- resigned (from),
- retired (from),
- stepped aside (from)
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- hired (out or on)
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2
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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“Stepped down (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepped%20down%20%28from%29. Accessed 7 Dec. 2021.
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