Thesaurus / forsaking
FEEDBACKsynonyms for forsaking
synonyms for forsaking
- betrayal
- abrogation
- apostasy
- avoidance
- backsliding
- departure
- derelict
- dereliction
- disaffection
- disavowal
- divorce
- elusion
- escape
- evasion
- falseness
- flight
- leaving
- perfidy
- rejection
- relinquishment
- renunciation
- repudiation
- resignation
- retirement
- retreat
- secession
- tergiversation
- treachery
- truancy
- withdrawal
- castoff
- defecting
- departing
- disavowing
- falling away
- going back on
- marooning
- recreancy
- running out on
- alienation
- apostasy
- backsliding
- deficiency
- dereliction
- desertion
- disaffection
- disloyalty
- disownment
- divorce
- estrangement
- failing
- failure
- faithlessness
- lack
- parting
- rebellion
- recreancy
- rejection
- repudiation
- retreat
- revolt
- separation
- severance
- sundering
- tergiversation
- withdrawal
- alienation
- apostasy
- backsliding
- deficiency
- dereliction
- desertion
- disaffection
- disloyalty
- disownment
- divorce
- estrangement
- failing
- failure
- faithlessness
- lack
- parting
- rebellion
- recreance
- rejection
- repudiation
- retreat
- revolt
- separation
- severance
- sundering
- tergiversation
- withdrawal
- alienation
- apostasy
- backsliding
- deficiency
- dereliction
- desertion
- disaffection
- disloyalty
- disownment
- divorce
- estrangement
- failing
- failure
- faithlessness
- lack
- parting
- rebellion
- rejection
- repudiation
- retreat
- revolt
- separation
- severance
- withdrawal
- recreance
- recreancy
- sundering
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
How to use forsaking in a sentence
They pray for mercy, acknowledging that they are justly punished for forsaking true wisdom.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSI believe I am going out of my mind—all my strength of will is forsaking me.
THE CHILD OF PLEASUREGABRIELE D'ANNUNZIOWhat can have been his motive for forsaking his sailors and two of his ablest officers?
CELEBRATED TRAVELS AND TRAVELLERSJULES VERNEIt was beyond his faculties to divine that her not forsaking of Edward might haply come to mean something disastrous to him.
RHODA FLEMING, COMPLETEGEORGE MEREDITHA young man, forsaking his sweetheart, married another maiden, who when her time came suffered exceedingly.
BALLADS OF MYSTERY AND MIRACLE AND FYTTES OF MIRTHFRANK SIDGWICKBefore quite leaving her he threw upon her face a wistful glance, as if he had misgivings on the generosity of forsaking her thus.
RETURN OF THE NATIVETHOMAS HARDYSince you are resolved To damn yourself, in your forsaking of Your noble order for a woman, do itFor this.
THE PLAYS OF PHILIP MASSINGERPHILIP MASSINGERThen might you see mothers forsaking their children, and husbands their wives, each striving to escape as best he could.
THE CHRONICLE OF THE DISCOVERY AND CONQUEST OF GUINEAGOMES EANNES DE AZURARAI had from the beginning cautions against forsaking in after-life the pulpit for any other post.
RECOLLECTIONS OF A LONG LIFEJOHN STOUGHTONBecause he happened to leave the house for a few hours, Maxence was surely not forsaking either his mother or his sister.
OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEYEMILE GABORIAUWORDS RELATED TO FORSAKING
- abrogation
- apostasy
- avoidance
- backsliding
- betrayal
- castoff
- defecting
- departing
- departure
- derelict
- dereliction
- disaffection
- disavowal
- disavowing
- divorce
- elusion
- escape
- evasion
- falling away
- falseness
- flight
- forsaking
- going back on
- leaving
- marooning
- perfidy
- recreancy
- rejection
- relinquishment
- renunciation
- repudiation
- resignation
- retirement
- retreat
- running out on
- secession
- tergiversation
- treachery
- truancy
- withdrawal
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.