/ Thesaurus / F Synonyms of forswearing Find synonyms for: Noun1. renunciation, forgoing, forswearing, rejectionusage: the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)Verb1. abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile, disown, renounce, repudiateusage: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: reticent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language