Abdicate
Abdicate verb - To give up (as a position of authority) formally.
Back down and abdicate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Back down" instead a verb "Abdicate".
Nearby Words: abdication, abdicating
Back down
Back down verb - To break a promise or agreement.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- abandon and abdicate
- abandon and back down
- yield and abdicate
- yield and back down
- relinquish and abdicate
- relinquish and back down
- give up and abdicate
- give up and back down
- retire and abdicate
- retire and back down
- concede and abdicate
- concede and back down
- give in and abdicate
- give in and back down
Both terms in one sentence
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When the Prime Minister tries to stop Magnus from appealing to the people over their heads, the King makes him back down by threatening to abdicate and run for office.
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