defecting

ADJECTIVE

recreant

Synonyms

STRONG

apostate base craven low skulking timid yellow yielding

WEAK

afraid arrant cowering dastardly disloyal faithless false falsehearted fearful frightened gutless hesitant mean-spirited perfidious pigeonhearted scared sneaking spiritless timorous traitorous treacherous unfaithful unmanly vile

Antonyms

STRONG

bold brave honest moral strong

WEAK

courageous loyal

NOUN

desertion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

betrayal

STRONG

abrogation apostasy avoidance backsliding departure derelict dereliction disaffection disavowal divorce elusion escape evasion falseness flight forsaking leaving perfidy rejection relinquishment renunciation repudiation resignation retirement retreat secession tergiversation treachery truancy withdrawal

WEAK

absconding castoff departing disavowing falling away going back on marooning recreancy running out on

Antonyms

STRONG

allowance approval arrival coming meeting ratification stay

WEAK

aid assistance help staying

Example Sentences

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Defecting is not an option, as he worries about abandoning his ageing parents, so for now, he will keep acting as a military spy, hoping to see a day when the revolution is over.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2024

Defecting by sea is much more dangerous and many North Korean escapees were believed to have ended up dying after their boats sank amid bad weather.

From Washington Times • Oct. 23, 2023

Defecting from Boeing to Airbus, Qantas of Australia committed to buy 20 A321XLRs and 20 A220s while KLM of Holland committed to buy 100 A320neos, both to replace fleets of aging 737s.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2022

Defecting via the 155-mile-long and 2.5-mile-wide DMZ is rare.

From Washington Post • Jan. 2, 2022

Defecting from Czechoslovakia at 18 saved her soul, she said, and living as an openly gay superstar athlete set her free.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2021

defecting

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