Abdicate Synonyms

46 abdicate synonyms include resign, retire, quit, stand down, step down, bow out, renounce the throne, demit, resign from, and relinquish. Abdicate is a verb, and its antonyms are be crowned and accede to. Here are some additional synonyms for "abdicate" with example sentences.

Another word for Abdicate

46 other ways to say abdicate.

1. resign

  • vacate  
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  • turn over  
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  • surrender  
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  • step down  
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  • stand down  
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  • retire  
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  • resign from  
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  • resign  
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  • renounce the throne  
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  • renounce  
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  • relinquish  
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  • quit
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  • hand over  
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  • give up  
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  • forswear  
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  • disclaim  
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  • demit  
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  • deliver up  
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  • cede  
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  • bow out  
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  • abjure
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2. disown

  • yield  
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  • wash one's hands of  
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  • waive  
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  • turn one's back on  
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  • turn down  
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  • surrender  
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  • spurn  
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  • shirk  
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  • repudiate
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  • renounce  
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  • relinquish  
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  • reject  
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  • refuse  
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  • give up  
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  • forsake  
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  • forgo  
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  • drop  
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  • disown  
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  • disgorge  
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  • deliver up  
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  • cast aside  
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  • avoid  
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  • abnegate
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  • abjure
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  • abandon
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Use abdicate in a Sentence

He chose to abdicate his responsibilities.

It’s wrong to abdicate your moral obligations.

Leaders should never abdicate in difficult times.

Monarchs rarely abdicate without serious reason.

She refused to abdicate her role in the project.

The king decided to abdicate the throne.

You can’t just abdicate your duties like that.