Antonyms for abdicationab·di·ca·tion

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1. abdication, stepping downnoun

   a formal resignation and renunciation of powers

   Synonyms:
   stepping down

2. abdication, stepping downnoun

   the act of abdicating

   Synonyms:
   stepping down

How to use abdication in a sentence?

1. Attorney General Sessions:

   This is a new era. This is the Trump era, the lawlessness, the abdication of the duty to enforce our immigration laws, and the catch and release practices of old are over.

2. Joseph Brusuelas:

   The delegation of addressing the pandemic to the states, and what can fairly be described as the abdication of any responsibility for the pandemic on the part of the federal government, have contributed to a debilitating sense of policy uncertainty that is dampening economic activity.

3. Steny Hoyer:

   He doesn't have to vote for it, every senator will have to make their own decision. But not to bring it to the floor is an abdication of his responsibility to the American people.

4. "A Canticle for Leibowitz":

   Ignorance is king, many would not prosper by its abdication.

5. Mitch McConnell:

   Senate Intelligence Committee is retreat in the faceof an enemy that has not yet been vanquished and an abdication of American leadership.

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