The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DEMIT , but the solution may also be STEPDOWN which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in Universal uClick).
Abdicate crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DEMIT | 33 % | 5 |
| STEPDOWN | 33 % | 8 |
| RESIGN | 17 % | 6 |
| RENOUNCE | 17 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Abdicate
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- renounce
- abandon
- forsake
- forswear
- relinquish
- forgo
- resign
- quit
- waive
- shirk
- waiver
- surrender
Crossword Answer definitions
DEMIT noun- The act of demitting.
- A document certifying that a person has (honourably) demitted, as from a Masonic lodge.
- To let fall; to depress; to yield.
- To relinquish an office, membership, authority, etc.; to resign, as from a Masonic lodge.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result DEMIT
- Resign
- Relinquish
- Resign or withdraw
- Withdraw from office
- Relinquish, as an office
- Withdraw, as from office
- Redesign, as a job
- Step down
- Abdicate
- To resign.
More clues leading to the result STEPDOWN
- Resign
- Resign from a job
- Decrease, as voltage.
- Abdicate.
- Resign.
- Quit
- Anne Fletcher misses the mark with this first film in a dance franchise (2006)
- Abdicate
- Resign, as a political leader
- Resign or detrain
More clues leading to the result RESIGN
- Give up an office
- Quit a chess game
- Quit
- Step down, or stay for another term
- Quit officially
- Quit work formally
- Withdraw formally
- Abdicate
- Step down
- Concede, as in chess