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
  • Mark Ford Rosemary Tonks emulated French Symbolist poets before converting to Christianity and renouncing all her own works.
    — The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
  • Corbett, of Palatine, announced his independent candidacy days after renouncing the current state of the Republican Party and dropping his consulting business work with GOP contenders.
    — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 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
  • If someone expects too much, don’t soothe the tension by abandoning your limit.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2026
  • But Akinola says that other patients aren't as fortunate, with friends and loved ones abandoning them.
    — Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 25 July 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
  • The 9th Circuit joined the 2nd, 6th, 7th, 10th, and 11th Circuits in rejecting the administration’s policy, countering the 5th and 8th Circuits, which have said the policy is lawful.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
  • North and Central America and Caribbean governing body CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) later came out with statements rejecting FIFA’s proposal, but stopping short of a boycott.
    — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of rejecting
Verb
  • They’d be upset about Article One of the Constitution, the legislative branch abdicating its powers; that is, the people’s power to wage war and to levy tariffs.
    — KEN BURNS, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
  • Dinello was right, and The Late Show eventually became late night’s ratings leader—a throne that CBS is now voluntarily abdicating.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Definition of abdicating
Verb
  • In September 2025, it was revealed that Ferguson sent an email to Epstein apologizing for publicly disowning him in a March 2011 interview with the Evening Standard.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The pastor approaches the line without fully disenchanting; a magician drawing attention to the trick without disowning its power.
    — Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
Definition of disowning
Verb
  • One couple has racked up millions of views for their trailblazing short cut into the Costco parking lot, bypassing the entrance and four-wheeling over the curb and sidewalk, sometimes cutting off drivers about to pull into the vacant spot.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • Republicans argued before the vote that cutting off the administration's ability to wage war now would tie their hands.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Definition of cutting off
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“Apostatizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostatizing. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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