Synonyms of forsaking

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noun

as in abandonment

the act of abandoning

his hard-hearted forsaking of his wife and children was truly unforgivable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abandonment
• desertion
• dumping
• defection
• dereliction
• discard
• jettisoning
• tergiversation

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reclamation
• retention
• retrieval
• repossession
• recoupment

forsaking

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verb

present participle of forsake

as in leaving

to cause to remain behind

forsaking most of our possessions, we evacuated just before the hurricane struck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaving
• abandoning
• deserting
• dumping
• stranding
• discarding
• quitting
• marooning
• ditching
• relinquishing
• walking away from
• sacrificing
• flinging
• shedding
• renouncing
• jettisoning
• escaping
• ignoring
• scrapping
• walking out on
• vacating
• rejecting
• surrendering
• forgetting
• repudiating
• yielding
• neglecting
• junking
• throwing away
• disregarding
• withdrawing (from)
• retreating (from)
• disowning
• delivering
• abjuring
• separating (from)
• distancing
• taking off (from)
• throwing out
• cutting off
• giving up
• shucking (off)
• handing over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• having
• keeping
• retaining
• owning
• holding
• possessing
• reclaiming
• withholding
• reserving
• saving
• harboring
• rescuing
• redeeming