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Detailed Synonyms for step down in English

step down:

to step down verb (steps down, stepped down, stepping down)

  1. to step down
    to get off; to step down; to step out
    • get off verb (gets off, got off, getting off)
    • step down verb (steps down, stepped down, stepping down)
    • step out verb (steps out, stepped out, stepping out)
  2. to step down
    – reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of 1
    to weaken; to step down; de-escalate
    – reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of 1
    • weaken verb (weakens, weakened, weakening)
    • step down verb (steps down, stepped down, stepping down)
    • de-escalate verb
      • de-escalate a crisis1
  3. to step down
    – give up or retire from a position 1
    to quit; to resign; to step down; leave office
    – give up or retire from a position 1
    • quit verb (quits, quit, quiting)
    • resign verb (resigns, resigned, resigning)
      • The chairman resigned over the financial scandal1
    • step down verb (steps down, stepped down, stepping down)
    • leave office verb
      • The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month1

Conjugations for step down:

present
  1. step down
  2. step down
  3. steps down
  4. step down
  5. step down
  6. step down
simple past
  1. stepped down
  2. stepped down
  3. stepped down
  4. stepped down
  5. stepped down
  6. stepped down
present perfect
  1. have stepped down
  2. have stepped down
  3. has stepped down
  4. have stepped down
  5. have stepped down
  6. have stepped down
past continuous
  1. was stepping down
  2. were stepping down
  3. was stepping down
  4. were stepping down
  5. were stepping down
  6. were stepping down
future
  1. shall step down
  2. will step down
  3. will step down
  4. shall step down
  5. will step down
  6. will step down
continuous present
  1. am stepping down
  2. are stepping down
  3. is stepping down
  4. are stepping down
  5. are stepping down
  6. are stepping down
subjunctive
  1. be stepped down
  2. be stepped down
  3. be stepped down
  4. be stepped down
  5. be stepped down
  6. be stepped down
diverse
  1. step down!
  2. let's step down!
  3. stepped down
  4. stepping down
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "step down":

  1. reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of1
  2. give up or retire from a position1

Related Synonyms for step down