resign

Verbs

  • (v) leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
    • She vacated the position when she got pregnant
    • The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds
    vacate, renounce, give up,
  • (v) give up or retire from a position
    • The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month
    • The chairman resigned over the financial scandal
    leave office, step down, quit,
  • (v) part with a possession or right
    • I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
    • resign a claim to the throne
    relinquish, give up, release, free,
  • (v) accept as inevitable
    • He resigned himself to his fate
    reconcile, submit,

Synonyms

vacate renounce give up leave office step down quit relinquish release free reconcile submit

Antonyms

take office

Words of close approximity

resid resin
reside resift resile resiny resist resize
resignation resignedly