resign

[ri-zahyn] / rɪˈzaɪn /

VERB

give up responsibility

Synonyms

STRONG

abandon abdicate capitulate cede drop fold forgo forsake leave quit relinquish renounce retire secede surrender terminate vacate waive yield

WEAK

bail out bow out cease work demit divorce oneself from drop out end service give notice give up the ship hand in resignation hand over hang it up separate oneself from sign off stand aside stand down step down throw in the towel turn over walk out wash hands of

Antonyms

STRONG

assert begin claim come continue defend do fight hold join keep maintain pursue remain retain win

WEAK

agree take on

Example Sentences

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Back in Washington, the top U.S. counterterrorism official resigned, citing concerns about the Iran war.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sound advice in Washington is never to take a job unless you’re prepared to resign, and more people should heed it.

From The Wall Street Journal

She wasn’t as crazy as we were for another trip this soon, so we let her see us throw handfuls of alfalfa and oats and horse weeds into the wagon bed, and she was resigned.

From Literature

Meanwhile, Joe Kent, the head of the U.S. counterterrorism center, resigned over the conflict.

From Barron's

His tone is somewhere between rebuking and resigned, as if he’s disappointed in me but didn’t expect to be otherwise.

From Literature

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