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APOSTATIZING Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word apostatizing. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the word apostatizing. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For APOSTATIZING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for apostatizing, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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disown renounce repudiate

Alternatives for DEPARTING

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