stepped aside
Let others pass
Stepped aside means moved out of the way, either literally or figuratively.
Physically, someone steps aside to let another pass: She stepped aside to let the paramedics through.
More often it describes voluntarily leaving a position or role to make room for someone else: The CEO stepped aside after thirty years, He stepped aside so younger candidates could compete.
Set aside until later
- yieldedGave way or produced
- gave wayFailed to hold
- accommodatedProvided for someone's needs
- acquiescedAgreed without protest
conceded · relented · submitted · capitulated · bowed · moved over · stood back · withdrew
Yielded to circumstances
- abdicatedRelinquished power formally
- vacatedLeft a place empty
- relinquishedGave up possession of
- retiredNo longer in workforce
quit · departed · withdrew · surrendered · ceded · renounced · handed over · bowed out
Courteous, respectful conduct
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
- respectRegard with honor
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
- mannersCustoms of polite conduct
civility · graciousness · thoughtfulness · gallantry · chivalry · etiquette · decency · tactfulness
deferred
Set aside until later
- yieldedGave way or produced
- gave wayFailed to hold
- accommodatedProvided for someone's needs
acquiesced · conceded · relented · submitted · capitulated · bowed · moved over · stood back · withdrew · receded
resigned
Yielded to circumstances
- abdicatedRelinquished power formally
- vacatedLeft a place empty
- relinquishedGave up possession of
retired · quit · departed · withdrew · surrendered · ceded · renounced · handed over · bowed out · succession
politeness
Courteous, respectful conduct
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
- respectRegard with honor
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
manners · civility · graciousness · thoughtfulness · gallantry · chivalry · etiquette · decency · tactfulness · cordiality
dodged
Avoided by quick movement
- sidesteppedAvoided by moving aside
- evadedSuccessfully avoided capture
- eludedAvoided being caught
ducked · swerved · shunned · bypassed · circumvented · shirked · averted · recoiled · escaped · withdrew
- surrenderedsurrendered, capitulated, yielded, conceded, submitted
stepped asideblocked
Passage prevented or impeded
stood still · stayed put · stood one's ground · obstructed · braced
stepped asideheld on
Maintained one's grasp
dug in · held the reins · doubled down · took over · stepped up
stepped asideblocked
Passage prevented or impeded
obstructed · impeded · interfered · hindered · thwarted
step, stepped, stepping, steps, stepwise, aside, side, sides, sided