stepping down

1. 1.

   a formal resignation and renunciation of powers

   Synonymsabdication

   Broaderresignation
2. 2.

   the act of abdicating

   Synonymsabdication

   Broaderresignation

Questions about stepping down

What does stepping down mean?

stepping down means "a formal resignation and renunciation of powers". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for stepping down?

Close synonyms include abdication, abdication. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is stepping down a common word?

stepping down is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.