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present participle of renege
Synonyms & Antonyms of reneging
1
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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- abjuring,
- abnegating,
- disavowing,
- forswearing
- (also foreswearing),
- recalling,
- recanting,
- repudiating,
- retracting,
- taking back,
- unsaying,
- withdrawing
- begging off,
- crying off
- [chiefly British]
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2
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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