Synonyms for step down

Synonyms for (verb) step down

Synonyms: step down, weaken, de-escalate

Definition: reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of

Usage: de-escalate a crisis

Similar words: lessen, minify, decrease

Definition: make smaller

Usage: He decreased his staff


Synonyms: resign, quit, leave office, step down

Definition: give up or retire from a position

Usage: The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month; The chairman resigned over the financial scandal

Similar words: depart, pull up stakes, leave

Definition: remove oneself from an association with or participation in

Usage: She wants to leave; The teenager left home; She left her position with the Red Cross; He left the Senate after two terms; after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes


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