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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Informed that he wouldn’t be back the following season, Patterson instead resigned with four games left.

From Los Angeles Times

Murphy – who resigned from Hill Dickinson last April - declined to respond to any of the BBC's questions, citing "client confidentiality".

From BBC

I need those things too, but I am resigned to not having them while I wait to leave for Cuba.

From Literature

CEO Andrew Witty resigned in May; several other senior leaders have moved on.

From MarketWatch

Takaichi has staked her political future on the vote, saying she will resign immediately if her coalition fails to win a majority.

From Barron's