resignation

Definitions

An act of retiring or giving up a position, office, or employment.

The acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable.

A formal statement or document stating that one is leaving a job or office.

Examples

After months of mounting pressure, the CEO finally submitted his formal resignation to the board of directors.

She accepted the news of the budget cuts with a sense of quiet resignation, knowing there was little she could do to change the outcome.

Synonyms

acceptance acquiescence submission compliance surrender departure renunciation

Antonyms

resistance defiance rebellion insubordination persistence tenacity opposition