Abdication Synonyms

27 abdication synonyms include resignation, retirement, relinquishment, renunciation, giving up, surrender, abjuration, vacation, ceding, and cession. Abdication is a noun, and its antonym is coronation. Here are some additional synonyms for "abdication" with example sentences.

Another word for Abdication

27 other ways to say abdication.

1. resignation

  • vacation  
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  • surrender  
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  • retirement  
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  • resignation  
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  • renunciation  
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  • relinquishment  
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  • giving up  
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  • demission  
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  • cession  
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  • ceding  
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  • abjuration  
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2. disowning

  • yielding  
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  • waiving  
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  • surrender  
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  • repudiation  
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  • renunciation  
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  • relinquishment  
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  • rejection  
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  • refusal  
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  • forgoing  
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  • disowning  
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  • disgorgement  
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  • casting aside  
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  • avoidance  
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  • abnegation  
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  • abjuration  
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  • abandonment
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Use abdication in a Sentence

abdication of power is rarely voluntary.

His abdication of responsibility led to chaos.

Political instability followed the king’s abdication.

Some viewed the abdication as an act of courage.

The king’s abdication shocked the entire country.