stand aside

THESAURUS

stand aside

abdicate, abrupt, alienate, be pensioned, be superannuated, cast off, cast out, cut adrift, cut off, cut out, delete, demit, depart, disarticulate, disconnect, disengage, disjoin, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, eject, estrange, expel, give up, isolate, leave, part, pension off, pull away, pull back, pull out, quit, relinquish, renounce the throne, resign, retire, retire from office, segregate, separate, sequester, set apart, set aside, shut off, split, stand aloof, stand apart, stand down, step aside, subtract, superannuate, throw off, throw out, uncouple, unyoke, vacate, withdraw, withdraw from

ROGET THESAURUS

stand aside

Recession

VB recede, go, move back, move from, retire, withdraw, shrink, back off, come away, move away, back away, go away, get away, drift away, depart, retreat, move off, stand off, sheer off, fall back, stand aside, run away, remove, shunt, distance.