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abnegation

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of abnegation

the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired

  • the couple's sudden abnegation of life in the fast lane for work as missionaries stunned everyone
Synonyms of abnegation

renouncement, renunciation, repudiation, self-denial
Words Related to abnegation

denial, refusal

relinquishment, resignation, surrender

self-abnegation, self-renunciation
Near Antonyms of abnegation

acceptance

adoption, embrace, embracement, espousal
Antonyms of abnegation

indulgence, self-indulgence

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