Accept
Accept verb - To agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly.
Abdicate
Abdicate verb - To give up (as a position of authority) formally.
Nearby Words: abdication, abdicating
Common collocations
| role | accept role | abdicate role |
| responsibility | accept responsibility | abdicate responsibility |
| position | accept position | abdicate position |
| leadership | accept leadership | abdicate leadership |
| Other words: destiny, title, surrender. | ||
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Abdicate and Accept. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/accept/abdicate
Accept & Abdicate. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/accept/abdicate>.
Abdicate or Accept. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/accept/abdicate.
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