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jumping ship

phrase , present participle of jump ship

Synonyms and Antonyms of jumping ship

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 of jumping ship

defecting (from), deserting, ratting (on)

Words Related to jumping ship

abandoning, abdicating, abjuring, apostatizing, cutting off, disowning, forsaking, quitting, rejecting, renouncing, repudiating, spurning

departing, going, leaving, withdrawing

Phrases Synonymous with jumping ship

going back on, walking out on

Near Antonyms of jumping ship

adhering (to), clinging (to), sticking (to or with)

cherishing, cultivating, fostering

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