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synonyms for renege

  • back out
  • default on
  • go back
  • go back on one's word
  • pull out
  • retract
  • reverse
  • change one's mind
  • have change of heart
  • take back
  • break faith
  • break one's promise
  • break one's word
  • chicken out
  • cop out
  • get cold feet
  • weasel out
  • wimp out
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How to use renege in a sentence

I treated them two or three times and never once did they renege.
JOURNEYS AND EXPERIENCES IN ARGENTINA, PARAGUAY, AND CHILEHENRY STEPHENS
The manager was afraid that I would renege on my contract after all the free advertising, but he didn't know me.
SIDE SHOW STUDIESFRANCIS METCALFE
It occurred to him that he could agree now to join forces with Charles, then go back to Gobignon and renege on his promise.
THE SARACEN: THE HOLY WARROBERT SHEA
"You've never seen the day when you wanted to renege, Upton, and you know it," he hit back.
THE WRECKERSFRANCIS LYNDE
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WORDS RELATED TO RENEGE

  • abstain from
  • forswear
  • recant
  • renege
  • renounce
  • retract
  • take back
  • withdraw
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