Renouncing Synonyms and Antonyms

To repudiate
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. disowning
  2. repudiating
  3. rejecting
  4. disavowing
  5. disclaiming
  6. denying
Turn away from; give up
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. relinquishing
  2. quitting
  3. forsaking
  4. forswearing
Antonyms:
  1. allowing
  2. asserting
  3. condoning
  4. approving
Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. abdicating
To decide or declare that one will no longer engage in (a practice) or use (something):
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. relinquishing

Renouncing Sentence Examples

  • He died (7th of July 1307) at Burgh-on-Sands, leaving his incompetent son to ruin himself by his own follies, while ferocious hangings and dragging of men to death at horses' heels roused the Scottish Commons, and the men of Ettrick and Tweeddale, renouncing their new lord, de Valence, came over to the wandering knight who stood for Scotland.

  • It is for this reason that concordats always present a clearly marked character of mutual concession, each of the two powers renouncing certain of its claims in the interests of peace.

  • Philip founded the Bourbon line of Spanish kings, renouncing in Italy all that his Habsburg predecessors had gained.

  • Rapidly renouncing his previous intentions, he issued orders to concentrate on Allenstein; but this point was chosen too far in advance and he was anticipated by Murat and Soult at that place on the 2nd of February.

  • In this year Dietrich died and Frederick became reconciled with his father, who, after renouncing his claim on Meissen for a yearly payment, died in 1314.

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