step down English

Meaning step down meaning

What does step down mean?

step down

— verb (= leave office, resign) give up or retire from a position The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month The chairman resigned over the financial scandal

— verb (= de-escalate) reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of de-escalate a crisis

Synonyms step down synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as step down?

step down English » English

resign

quit

leave office

weaken

step aside

descend

de-escalate

vanish into thin air

vacate

stand down

stand aside

retire

resile

renounce

relinquish

make way for

make room for

make place for

make one’s last exit

make one’s exit

make ones last exit

make ones exit

give up

get off

get down

dismount

deliver up

convey

come off

climb down

cede

allot

alight