STEPPING ASIDE (FROM) Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

stepping aside (from)

verb

present participle of step aside (from)

as in leaving

to give up (a job or office) a newscaster who knew when it was time to step aside from the anchor desk and let a younger person take over

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as in resigning

to give up (as a position of authority) formally the prime minister was compelled to step aside from his office when it was demonstrated that he had violated the public trust

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However, the largest drop in June occurred among prime-age workers, leaving several economists puzzled and surprised.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
First, the power goes out, leaving Bret wandering the halls as lights flicker around him.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of leaving

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Inquest opens into death of 41-year-old former Cambridge sociology professor Jason Arday, found dead in south London days after resigning amid scrutiny of his record and credentials.

— Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Republican Christine Moore served nearly 8 years in the seat before resigning her term early to unsuccessfully run for Apopka Mayor.

— Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of resigning

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Craig, now a devoted granddad with a dry sense of humor, began working alongside his father at thirteen, quitting school even though teachers warned him that house moving was a dying trade.

— Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
Hep Spyder blamed Dwight for Buffo Carducci’s quitting on him back when Dwight was Hep’s tent boss.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of quitting

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But that would have meant Parton relinquishing half the publishing rights and therefore half the royalties.

— Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
America is the ultimate answer to the pogrom, and to the emancipation Europe offered on the condition of relinquishing Jewish ethnic and cultural distinctiveness.

— Rory Lancman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of relinquishing

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This is what the impeachment process was designed for, to remove public officials abdicating their responsibilities.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
They’d be upset about Article One of the Constitution, the legislative branch abdicating its powers; that is, the people’s power to wage war and to levy tariffs.

— KEN BURNS, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026

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stepping (along)

stepping aside (from)

stepping down

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