FORSAKING Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word forsaking. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for FORSAKING
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disowning | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • refusal to acknowledge as one's own | ||||||||
leaving | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of departing | ||||||||
relinquishing | verbv | |||||||
noun • a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. • the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
abdicating | verbv | |||||||
verb • give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
discarding | verbv | |||||||
noun • anything that is cast aside or discarded • (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit • getting rid of something that is regarded as useless or undesirable verb • throw or cast away | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
giving up | verbv | |||||||
noun • a verbal act of admitting defeat • the act of forsaking | ||||||||
abandon | 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 | ||||||||
desert | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
desolate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • providing no shelter or sustenance • crushed by grief verb • leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch • reduce in population • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly |