Abdicating synonyms
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To leave or return, as from a military position.
To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.
(Baseball) To end the batting turn of (a batter, side, etc.) by putting the batter, side, etc. out
To resign is to give up power, to voluntarily quit a job or come to terms with something as unavoidable.
To renounce or surrender (something owned, a right, etc.)
To leave or surrender possession.
To leave, as in danger or out of necessity; forsake; desert
Waive is defined as to give up your right to something or to determine that someone else can postpone fulfilling an obligation.
To give way to argument, persuasion, influence, or entreaty.
(Nautical) To yield or give way.
To give up a claim or title to, esp. by a quitclaim deed
defending (antonym)
To compete against a challenger in an attempt to retain (a championship).
treasuring (antonym)
Treasure is defined as to find value in a person or thing.
usurping (antonym)
To seize and hold (the power or rights of another, for example) by force or without legal authority.
assuming (antonym)
Assume is defined as to take on responsibility.
remaining (antonym)
To continue in the same state or condition:
defying (antonym)
(Archaic) To challenge (someone) to fight
challenging (antonym)
To dispute something.
maintaining (antonym)
To defend or hold against criticism or attack:
holding (antonym)
To stop the movement or progress of:
claiming (antonym)
Claim means to take or assert ownership of something or to state something as true.
keeping (related)
To continue to do:
Find another word for abdicating. In this page you can discover 30 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for abdicating, like: renouncing, withdrawing, vacating, surrendering, retiring, resigning, relinquishing, quitting, leaving, foregoing and abandoning.