Thesaurus / forswear
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It’s never been true before in human history that the most powerful weapon available to our species was widely forsworn.
HOW TO THINK ABOUT THE RISK OF NUCLEAR WAR, ACCORDING TO 3 EXPERTSNEEL DHANESHAFEBRUARY 27, 2022VOXThe pact bound partner nations to use space only for peaceful purposes, to forswear claims of sovereignty over any region beyond Earth, to lend aid to astronauts in distress, and more.
A NEW SPACE PACT SEEKS TO ENSURE PEACE AND PROSPERITY—ON THE MOONJEFFREY KLUGEROCTOBER 14, 2020TIMEA veritable Judas, preparing to forswear his people and their cause, willing to lie and deny his participation.
PRISON MEMOIRS OF AN ANARCHISTALEXANDER BERKMANThey made up their minds to forswear the love of women with all its humiliations and disappointments and futilities.
SINISTER STREET, VOL. 1COMPTON MACKENZIEFortune had been kind to him and he had passed so many competitors on the way that he could forswear jealousy and be generous.
THE TRAGIC MUSEHENRY JAMESWell, I go; an he should not take it, Firk swears to forswear him.
THE MERMAID SERIES. EDITED BY H. ELLIS. THE BEST PLAYS OF THE OLD DRAMATISTS. THOMAS DEKKER. EDITED, WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY ERNEST RHYS.THOMAS DEKKERWe'll trip it tightly, And make my sad young mistress merry again, Or I'll forswear the cellar.
THE PLAYS OF PHILIP MASSINGERPHILIP MASSINGERYet I say that if love were accountable for it (which it is not), it would still be folly to forswear love.
THE KEMPTON-WACE LETTERSJACK LONDONI abhor myself, and from this hour, I forswear all woman-kind for your sake.
SELF-CONTROLMARY BRUNTONThe bottle he may relinquish—women he may forswear—but gambling, never!
THE KNICKERBOCKER, VOL. 10, NO. 1, JULY 1837VARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO FORSWEAR
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- back down
- bailed out
- bowed out
- buckled under
- capitulated
- caved in
- ceased
- ceded
- chickened out
- collapsed
- complied
- conceded
- cried uncle
- cut out
- desisted
- despaired
- dropped
- dropped like a hot potato
- folded
- forswore
- handed over
- left off
- pulled out
- quit
- relinquished
- resigned
- stopped
- submitted
- surrendered
- threw in the towel
- took the oath
- waived
- walked out on
- washed one's hands of
- yielded
- abandoned
- back down
- bailed out
- bowed out
- buckled under
- capitulated
- caved in
- ceased
- ceded
- chickened out
- collapsed
- complied
- conceded
- cried uncle
- cut out
- desisted
- despaired
- dropped
- dropped like a hot potato
- folded
- forswore
- handed over
- left off
- pulled out
- quit
- relinquished
- resigned
- stopped
- submitted
- surrendered
- threw in the towel
- took the oath
- waived
- walked out on
- washed one's hands of
- yielded
- abandon
- back down
- bail out
- bow out
- buckle under
- capitulate
- cave in
- cease
- cede
- chicken out
- collapse
- comply
- concede
- cry uncle
- cut out
- desist
- despair
- drop
- drop like a hot potato
- fold
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- hand over
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- pull out
- quit
- relinquish
- resign
- stop
- submit
- surrender
- take the oath
- throw in the towel
- waive
- walk out on
- wash one's hands of
- yield
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- back down
- bails out
- bows out
- buckles under
- capitulates
- caves in
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- chickens out
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- complies
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- cries uncle
- cuts out
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- drops like a hot potato
- folds
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- hands over
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- quits
- relinquishes
- resigns
- stops
- submits
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- takes the oath
- throws in the towel
- waives
- walks out on
- washes one's hands of
- yields
- abandons
- back down
- bails out
- bows out
- buckles under
- capitulates
- caves in
- ceases
- cedes
- chickens out
- collapses
- complies
- concedes
- cries uncle
- cuts out
- desists
- despairs
- drops
- drops like a hot potato
- folds
- forswears
- hands over
- leaves off
- pulls out
- quits
- relinquishes
- resigns
- stops
- submits
- surrenders
- takes the oath
- throws in the towel
- waives
- walks out on
- washes one's hands of
- yields
- abandoning
- back down
- bailing out
- bowing out
- buckling under
- capitulating
- caving in
- ceasing
- ceding
- chickening out
- collapsing
- complying
- conceding
- crying uncle
- cutting out
- desisting
- despairing
- dropping
- dropping like a hot potato
- folding
- forswearing
- handing over
- leaving off
- pulling out
- quitting
- relinquishing
- resigning
- stopping
- submitting
- surrendering
- taking the oath
- throwing in the towel
- waiving
- walking out on
- washing one's hands of
- yielding
- BS
- be untruthful
- bear false witness
- beguile
- break promise
- bull
- con
- concoct
- deceive
- delude
- dissemble
- dissimulate
- distort
- dupe
- equivocate
- exaggerate
- fabricate
- fake
- falsify
- fib
- forswear
- frame
- fudge
- go back on
- invent
- make believe
- malign
- misguide
- misinform
- misinstruct
- mislead
- misrepresent
- misspeak
- misstate
- overdraw
- palter
- perjure
- pervert
- phony
- plant
- prevaricate
- promote
- put on
- put up a front
- snow
- soft-soap
- string along
- victimize
- BS
- be untruthful
- bear false witness
- beguile
- break promise
- bull
- con
- concoct
- deceive
- delude
- dissemble
- dissimulate
- distort
- dupe
- equivocate
- exaggerate
- fabricate
- fake
- falsify
- fib
- forswear
- frame
- fudge
- go back on
- invent
- make believe
- malign
- misguide
- misinform
- misinstruct
- mislead
- misrepresent
- misspeak
- misstate
- overdraw
- palter
- perjure
- pervert
- phony
- plant
- prevaricate
- promote
- put on
- put up a front
- snow
- soft-soap
- string along
- victimize
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