RENEGED Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

reneged

verb

past tense of renege

as in withdrew

to break a promise or agreement my so-called best friend promised to help me move, only to renege come Saturday morning

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as in renounced

to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to) refused to renege the principles by which she had always lived her life, even if it resulted in losing her business

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Recent Examples of reneged Bruce Blakeman, a Long Island Republican county executive who is challenging Hochul, said the governor reneged on her promise not to levy new taxes. —

Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026 At time of writing, Iran has reneged on reopening the Strait of Hormuz owing to Israeli strikes on Lebanon, where at least 254 people were killed on Wednesday, according to Lebanon’s Civil Defence, marking the deadliest day of the entire conflict. —

Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 Apr. 2026 Bondi reneged on that promise, which in turn led to Congress passing a bill, which Trump signed into law, mandating the release of those files. —

Dan Mangan,karen James Sloan, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026 Lawyers for former Angels communications director Eric Kay say the team has reneged on its promise to pay Kay’s legal fees from the Tyler Skaggs case. —

Chris Branch, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026 However, Altenar says that agreement never materialized, and Sportradar reneged on the promise. —

Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Apr. 2026 An agreement made by one administration could be reneged on by the next. —

Debak Das, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026 After Carvalho famously reneged on his commitment to leave Miami-Dade schools for New York’s in 2018, Carranza was hired in Carvalho’s stead. —

Jake Shore, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026 Baltimore has reneged on agreements in the past due to players not passing physicals, such as wide receiver Ryan Grant and defensive tackle Michael Brockers in 2020, according to the Athletic. —

Pat Leonard, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026

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In 2000, the UNIFIL established a de-facto area along the southern Lebanese border with Israel, after Israeli forces withdrew following their second invasion.

— Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
An earlier court petition was dismissed in 2015 after the ex-wife withdrew it.

— Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026