DEFECTING Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

defecting 1 of 2

adjective

as in apostate

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defecting

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verb

present participle of defect

as in emigrating

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Adjective

The pair head into the Marais in search of a renegade doctor who may hold a cure.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Cult brand Maison Margiela, the label behind the freaky looking tabi shoe, also staged its latest renegade runway show.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of renegade

Verb

At the time, Kundassery was a high-school debater in Fremont, California, where his parents had moved after emigrating from India on H1-B visas.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Soon after emigrating from Guatemala at the age of 10, Aguilar saw the importance of up-to-date news during the aftermath of the 1994 Northridge Earthquake.

— The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of emigrating

Adjective

Many of the requests are believed to be from nontraditional media sources looking to post footage for entertainment purposes.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
According to the Navy, this approach can help nontraditional defense companies move technologies from research and development toward procurement.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of nontraditional

Verb

Directed by Kei Oikawa and adapted from the popular manga by Nagano, the fantasy feature tracks the small protagonist and companions journeying to a scenic coastal island before uncovering a sinister local mystery.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
Luna is journeying through your second house of money, possessions and self-worth, gently nudging you toward fair exchanges.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of journeying

Verb

That leaves trumpeter Lee Loughnane as the only original member still touring with the band.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
Down by your ankles are bicycle pedals desperately maintaining the argument that this belongs somewhere in the ebike family, while six inches above the bars is a touchscreen doing the same job as the TFT on a modern touring motorcycle.

— Kevin Fanady, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of touring

Verb

Black asserts that the statements made by Garcia are false and that traveling to appear on national television to make such statements about the inquiry into Epstein’s crimes goes beyond the purview of a member of Congress.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026
Another big game has Fort Worth Carter-Riverside (6-3, 3-3) traveling over to Scarborough-Handley Field to take on Fort Worth Southwest (4-5, 3-3) for the final playoff berth in the district.

— Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of traveling

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