Forsake synonyms

abandon (related)

To leave behind; to desert as in a ship or a position, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility. [First attested in the late 15^th century.]

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deny

To give a refusal to; turn down or away:

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give up

(Intransitive) to admit defeat, to capitulate

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desert

To forsake (someone or something that one ought not to leave); abandon

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leave

To let be or do without interference.

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discard

To discard is defined as to get rid of something or throw something away.

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quit

To quit is to stop doing something, or to formally leave a job.

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renounce

To abandon, forsake, discontinue (an action, habit, intention, etc), sometimes by open declaration.

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abdicate

The definition of abdicate means to formally and/or publicly give up a position of power or a responsibility, usually by choice.

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disown

To refuse to own or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.

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flee

To run away from:

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avoid

To keep away from; evade; shun

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disclaim

To deny the validity of; repudiate:

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refuse

(Military) To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops are about to engage the enemy.

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reject

To pass over or skip from (a record set by a record changer) without playing

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shun

To shun is to ignore, avoid or reject someone or something.

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forego

Forgo

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relinquish

To accept to give up, withdraw etc.

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spurn

To reject something by pushing it away with the foot.

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surrender

To give up or abandon:

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waive

To voluntarily give up, abandon, or surrender a right, privilege or claim. Usually, a right may only be waived if the person so doing has full knowledge of what the consequences might be.

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withdraw

To cause to leave or return:

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throw over

To end a romantic/sexual relationship with.

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run-out-on

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walk-out-on

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cast away (related)

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betray (related)

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contemn (related)

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forswear

To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.

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resign

To give up an office, position of employment, etc., esp. by formal notice

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forgo

To do without, to abandon

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return to (antonym)

abandon

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stay with (antonym)

abandon

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go back (antonym)

(Intransitive) To return to a place after having been there at a previous time.

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return (antonym)

To report, or bring back and make known.

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rediscover (antonym)

To discover again or independently of someone who has made a prior discovery.

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keep (related)

To raise:

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desolate

The definition of desolate is to abandon or make deserted.

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despise (related)

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defile (related)

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repent (related)

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perish (related)

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come-upon (related)

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revert (antonym)

To cause (a property or rights) to return to the previous owner.

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dwell in (related)

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