step aside

VERB

avoid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avert bypass dodge escape evade fend off shun sidestep ward off

STRONG

abstain circumvent deflect desist ditch divert duck elude eschew flee hide jump obviate recoil shake shirk shy skip skirt weave withdraw

WEAK

circumlocute cold-shoulder fake out give the slip hold off keep clear lay low run for cover shake and bake shake off shrink from shuffle off skip out on skip town stay away stay out steer clear of turn aside

Antonyms

STRONGEST

face meet

STRONG

allow help permit stay take on

WEAK

seek want

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step aside

Asked whether reports that Johnson would step aside were correct, his spokesman responded in a one-word email: "Accurate."

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

The decision to step aside is a reversal after the justice previously indicated he wouldn’t recuse himself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

"They should tell us how they should do that. If they can't do that, they should step aside for people who can do that."

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

He remained in the Assembly until 1996 when he was elected to the state Senate, serving until 2004 when term limits forced him to step aside.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

She said hello back, and I was just about to step aside and let her in.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick

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