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defect (from)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of defect (from)

to leave (a cause or party) often in order to take up another

soldiers defected from the rebel army en masse as the failure of their cause became apparent

Synonyms of defect (from)

desert, rat (on)

Words Related to defect (from)

abandon, abdicate, abjure, apostatize, cut off, disown, forsake, quit, reject, renounce, repudiate, spurn

depart, go, leave, withdraw

Phrases Synonymous with defect (from)

go back on, jump ship, run out on, walk out on

Near Antonyms of defect (from)

adhere (to), cling (to), stick (to or with)

cherish, cultivate, foster

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