Synonyms for abdicate
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To reject; to cast off; to discard.
Related words
- Word family
- abdication
Forms
- Past participle
- abdicated
e.g. abdicated → renounced, relinquished, ceded, abandoned…
Example sentences
- abandon Many Armenians were forced to abandon their lands.
- renounce I renounce everything as long as I can be with you.
- relinquish Power is a drug which few ever manage to relinquish.
- cede There isn't a Monday that would not cede its place to Tuesday.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| abdicate | falling | |
| abandon | steady | |
| renounce | steady | |
| relinquish | steady | |
| cede | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- quit1, cede1
- 5 letters
- yield1, forgo2
- 6 letters
- refuse2, retire2, reject2, vacate2, disown2, relent2, abjure
- 7 letters
- abandon3, forsake2
- 8 letters
- renounce2
- 9 letters
- surrender3, repudiate4
- 10 letters
- relinquish3, disinherit
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (forgo2 = 2 syllables).