resign
- verb (v)
Meaning: give up responsibility
Synonyms:
abandon
abdicate
bail out
bow out
capitulate
cease work
cede
demit
divorce oneself from
drop
drop out
end service
fold
forgo
forsake
give notice
give up the ship
hand in resignation
hand over
hang it up
leave
quit
relinquish
renounce
retire
secede
separate oneself from
sign off
stand aside
stand down
step down
surrender
terminate
throw in the towel
turn over
vacate
waive
walk out
wash hands of
yield
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