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 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 Jeff Shell has been sued by a former public relations advisor who says the Paramount Skydance president reneged on a deal involving a TV show. —

Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 9 Mar. 2026 Manufacturers including Ford, General Motors, Stellantis and others — along with others across the EV supply chain — have reneged on factory, investment and product plans, laid off workers and, instead, pivoted some of those efforts to hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. —

CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026 Rumbeck said that on another occasion last year, Nutex countered with an offer, Blue Cross accepted it, and then Nutex reneged. —

Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026 Shane Smith won…and Katy politely reneged on that offer. —

Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026 Wenner reneged on his word and McCartney was snubbed as a soloist until 1999. —

Devon Ivie, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2026

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The streaming giant’s stock price doesn’t yet reflect it, but analysts’ uniformly positive reaction is perhaps the biggest vote of confidence by the Street since Netflix last month withdrew its proposal to acquire Warner Bros.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
The wars in Iran and Ukraine will be top of the agenda, while South Africa, which was supposed to attend as an observing nation, says France withdrew its G7 invitation after the US threatened to boycott.

— Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026