Synonyms & related words for abdication

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of abdication — including demission, resignation, renouncement, renunciation, relinquishment, abjuration. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to abdication

Explore words related to abdication — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include abdicator, abdicates, abdicated, abdicating, demit, dethronement, resigning, relinquishing. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for abdication

Common synonyms for abdication include demission, resignation, renouncement, renunciation, relinquishment, abjuration, deposal, cession — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does abdication come from?

The word abdication breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root dic-, from Latin dico (“declare, proclaim”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.