What are some opposite words for resign?
Antonyms for resign
rɪˈzaɪnre·sign
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term resign.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
resign
Abandon is a word of wide signification, applying to persons or things of any kind; abdicate and resign apply to office, authority, or power; cede to territorial possessions; surrender especially to military force, and more generally to any demand, claim, passion, etc. Quit carries an idea of suddenness or abruptness not necessarily implied in abandon, and may not have the same suggestion of finality. The king abdicates his throne, cedes his territory, deserts his followers, renounces his religion, relinquishes his titles, abandons his designs. A cowardly officer deserts his ship; the helpless passengers abandon it. We quit business, give up property, resign office, abandon a habit or a trust. Relinquish commonly implies reluctance; the fainting hand relinquishes its grasp; the creditor relinquishes his claim. Abandon implies previous association with responsibility for or control of; forsake implies previous association with inclination or attachment, real or assumed; a man may abandon or forsake house or friends; he abandons an enterprise; forsakes God. Abandon is applied to both good and evil action; a thief abandons his designs, a man his principles. Forsake, like abandon, may be used either in the favorable or unfavorable sense; desert is always unfavorable, involving a breach of duty, except when used of mere localities; as, "the Deserted Village." While a monarch abdicates, a president or other elected or appointed officer resigns. It was held that James II. abdicated his throne by deserting it.
Antonyms:
adopt, advocate, assert, cherish, claim, court, defend, favor, haunt, hold, keep, maintain, occupy, prosecute, protect, pursue, retain, seek, support, undertake, uphold, vindicateSynonyms:
abandon, abdicate, abjure, cast off, cease, cede, depart from, desert, discontinue, forego, forsake, forswear, give up, leave, quit, recant, relinquish, renounce, repudiate, retire from, retract, surrender, vacate, withdraw from
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vacate, resign, renounce, give upverb
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
"She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
Synonyms:
empty, allow, abandon, forfeit, abdicate, cede, annul, release, forgo, spare, kick, throw in, lift, surrender, stop, fall by the wayside, rescind, lay off, waive, throw overboard, reconcile, disown, throw in the towel, give up, overturn, repeal, leave office, repudiate, relinquish, step down, deliver, cease, chuck up the sponge, renounce, reverse, discontinue, revoke, drop out, free, submit, part with, vacate, forego, quit, dispense with, countermand, foreswear, drop by the waysideleave office, quit, step down, resignverb
give up or retire from a position
"The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"
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drop by the wayside, submit, quit, foreswear, de-escalate, chuck up the sponge, leave office, fall by the wayside, throw in, vacate, lay off, discontinue, drop out, step down, take leave, renounce, weaken, give up, release, cease, depart, relinquish, stop, reconcile, throw in the towel, freerelease, relinquish, resign, free, give upverb
part with a possession or right
"I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
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unloosen, unfreeze, allow, unloose, abandon, drop by the wayside, expel, vacate, cede, free, release, forgo, stop, drop out, unblock, rid, kick, exhaust, liberate, publish, surrender, disembarrass, fall by the wayside, lay off, waive, put out, reconcile, let go of, dispense with, exempt, give up, throw overboard, forfeit, justify, absolve, leave office, spare, relieve, secrete, relinquish, throw in the towel, deliver, cease, let go, renounce, dislodge, bring out, discontinue, discharge, issue, step down, chuck up the sponge, submit, disengage, turn, eject, part with, throw in, forego, quit, foreswear, looseresign, reconcile, submitverb
accept as inevitable
"He resigned himself to his fate"
Synonyms:
defer, conciliate, harmonize, quit, bow, state, relegate, accede, leave office, subject, vacate, render, settle, free, submit, posit, renounce, put forward, give up, step down, release, pass on, present, give in, relinquish, put in, make up, reconcile, patch up, accommodate, harmonise, take
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How to use resign in a sentence?
These credible and troubling allegations from Dr. Vanessa Tyson and Meredith Watson make it clear that Lieutenant Governor Fairfax should resign. My heart goes out to these brave women and their families.
Our personnel data indicates that we have had anywhere from two to six officers resign per month in 2020.
I stated, earlier, that Gov. Northam's continuing in office was Governor Northam choice to make. It is difficult for anyone who watched the press conference today to conclude that Governor Northam has any other choice... but to resign.
Boulder is essentially saying were going to pay this officer and let him resign for threatening Zayds life, for racially profiling Zayd, if you or I were to do this, we would be criminally charged. We would immediately lose our jobs.
Whenever there is a problem, is Rahm Emanuel going to resign or is he going to fire the police chief? is the mayor of San Francisco going to resign, or is he going to fire the police chief? That's the question.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#148 | support | |
#608 | court | |
#656 | keep | |
#1152 | appropriate | |
#1275 | hold | |
#2022 | claim | |
#2157 | protect | |
#2422 | maintain | |
#3171 | seek | |
#5455 | favor | |
#5639 | adopt | |
#6857 | retain | |
#7451 | advocate | |
#7546 | pursue | |
#7739 | defend | |
#9347 | undertake | |
#13093 | assert | |
#13142 | grasp | |
#15899 | occupy | |
#19661 | resign | |
#22440 | uphold | |
#24818 | prosecute | |
#25495 | cherish | |
#26533 | haunt | |
#80199 | vindicate |
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