RESIGNED (FROM) Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

resigned (from)

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past tense of resign (from)

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to give up (a job or office) resigned from the company after the news broke that he had been falsifying financial statements for years

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Theo was thinking about quitting his job to start his own business, which meant, for a time, no income.

— Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
Lonely employees are roughly twice as likely to quit their job.

— Jordan Dunin, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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