Synonyms and related words :
abandonment, abdication, abeyance, abjuration, abjurement, breakoff, capitulation, cease, ceasing, cessation, cession, close, closing, cold storage, demission, deposal, desinence, desistance, discontinuance, discontinuation, dropping out, emeritus status, forbearance, forced resignation, forswearing, giving in, giving over, giving up, handing over, nonexercise, recedence, recession, renouncement, renunciation, resignation, retiral, retirement, retreat, shutdown, stopping, superannuation, surcease, surrender, suspension, termination, voluntary resignation, waiver, withdrawal, withdrawing, yielding