Synonyms of jumping ship

jumping ship

phrase

present participle of jump ship

as in walking out on

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

He jumped ship when he found out the non-profit's founder was keeping much of the funding for himself.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• walking out on
• defecting (from)
• going back on
• ratting (on)
• deserting
• cutting off
• leaving
• abandoning
• quitting
• rejecting
• renouncing
• forsaking
• abdicating
• spurning
• repudiating
• disowning
• abjuring
• departing
• reneging
• withdrawing
• apostatizing
• going

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clinging (to)
• adhering (to)
• sticking (to or with)
• fostering
• cultivating
• cherishing