apostatizing

verb

present participle of apostatize
as in renouncing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apostatizing
  1. renouncing
  2. forsaking
  3. abandoning
  4. repudiating
  5. rejecting
  6. abdicating
  7. disowning
  8. cutting off
Verb
  • Rama attains liberation after renouncing the world, while Lakshmana’s violent actions lead him to hell before a spiritual ascent later.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Irma is not going to resolve her dilemma by having sex or cutting loose, nor by renouncing such pastimes and doubling down on intellect.
    — B. D. McClay, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of renouncing
Verb
  • Supporters of 2022 World Cup champions Argentina were among the most visible in Doha during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, with some saving for four years and forsaking home-buying in order to make the trip.
    — Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • If bigger and better opportunities come along, striking while the iron is hot is a logical course of action, even when moves sometimes appear to make more sense for financial reasons than footballing ones and forsaking the comfort of operating in a stable environment.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of forsaking
Verb
  • Dhillon has drawn fierce criticism from former Justice Department attorneys who have accused her of abandoning the division's traditional civil rights enforcement mission in favor of conservative causes.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The production wind-down does not necessarily mean Tesla is abandoning the pickup altogether.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of abandoning
Verb
  • That agreement soon unravelled with Trump making new conditions in public and the Saudis repudiating them.
    — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • In his encyclical, Leo also made one of the clearest statements yet from a pope repudiating the just war theory, a doctrine the Church has used since at least the fifth century to evaluate global conflicts.
    — Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 25 May 2026
Definition of repudiating
Verb
  • Or maybe voters weren't rejecting the idea of a wealth tax per se.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 10 Nov. 2026
  • In a small win for the defense, Sullivan issued a separate ruling rejecting the prosecution’s request for a gag order that would bar Clancy’s lawyers from speaking with the media about the case.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of rejecting
Verb
  • Despite everything, Harald never considered abdicating the throne.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • This is what the impeachment process was designed for, to remove public officials abdicating their responsibilities.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of abdicating
Verb
  • Hong Kong's stablecoin licensing further illustrates this, approving only HKD tokens while publicly disowning any CNH stablecoin claims.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The platforms that helped usher in the generative AI boom are now trying to clean up the mess without disowning the technology behind it.
    — Angela Yang, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of disowning
Verb
  • Across administrations, Washington has imposed financial sanctions on rivals, such as Iran and Russia, cutting off their access to dollar transactions and thereby kneecapping their foreign trade.
    — Gordon Liao, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The next day, historic flooding tore through parts of the region — washing out highways, triggering rock and mudslides and cutting off communities that have spent more than a week navigating lengthy detours.
    — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of cutting off
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