APOSTATIZING Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word apostatizing. (close relations)
Definition of APOSTATIZING
Best Alternative Words for APOSTATIZING
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departing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • that is going out or leaving | ||||||||
disowning | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • refusal to acknowledge as one's own | ||||||||
forsaking | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of forsaking • the act of giving something up | ||||||||
leaving | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of departing | ||||||||
straying | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • unable to find your way | ||||||||
abandoning | verbv | |||||||
noun • the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry • a feeling of extreme emotional intensity verb • forsake, leave behind • give up with the intent of never claiming again • leave behind empty; move out of • stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims • leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch | ||||||||
betraying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • reveal unintentionally • deliver to an enemy by treachery • disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake • be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage • give away information about somebody • cause someone to believe an untruth | ||||||||
defecting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • an imperfection in a bodily system • a failing or deficiency • an imperfection in an object or machine • a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) verb • desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army | ||||||||
deserting | verbv | |||||||
noun • (usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment • arid land with little or no vegetation verb • leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch • desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army • leave behind | ||||||||
rebelling | verbv | |||||||
noun • a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) • `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms • someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action verb • take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance • break with established customs | ||||||||
rejecting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality verb • not accept something given or offered • not accept as true • deem wrong or inappropriate • reject with contempt • resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ • refuse entrance or membership • dismiss from consideration or a contest | ||||||||
renouncing | verbv | |||||||
verb • give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations • leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily • turn away from; give up • cast off | ||||||||
apostatise | verbv | |||||||
verb • abandon one's beliefs or allegiances | ||||||||
tergiversate | verbv | |||||||
verb • be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information • abandon one's beliefs or allegiances |