STEP DOWN (FROM) Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

step down (from)

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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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The Lakers were already down several bodies in their frontcourt, with Christian Wood (offseason left knee surgery) and Jarred Vanderbilt (offseason feet surgery) sidelined, leaving two-way center Christian Koloko as the only available big man behind Davis.

Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
The callers reported seeing a man armed with a gun fleeing a silver sedan that was left disabled in a parking lot, authorities said.

Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024

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“Step down (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/step%20down%20%28from%29. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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