RENEGING Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

reneging

verb

present participle of renege

as in withdrawing

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 renouncing

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 reneging Everlane has been criticized before for reneging on its commitment to transparency when convenient. —

Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 20 May 2026 Musk is accusing Altman of ‘robbing a charity,’ by reneging on OpenAI’s original non profit mission. —

Gemma Allen, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 The lawsuit filed last month by Moriarty and the state accuses the federal government of reneging on its promise to cooperate with state investigations after the surge of some 3,000 federal law enforcement officers into Minnesota. —

Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026 The lawsuit accuses the federal government of reneging on its promise to cooperate with state investigations after the surge of around 3,000 federal law enforcement officers into Minnesota. —

Mark Vancleave, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 The mayor of Hammond, Indiana, says train company Norfolk Southern is reneging on a promise to partly finance the construction of a pedestrian overpass at a dangerous rail crossing that was the subject of a ProPublica investigation. —

Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2026 The lawsuit accuses Shell of reneging on a deal involving a TV show but tells a much broader story of the government influencing Paramount’s business dealings. —

Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026 Kallas said reneging on that goes against EU treaties. —

Sam McNeil, Arkansas Online, 24 Feb. 2026 In a time when the message from Washington is to double down on fossil fuel use, Northeast governors are reneging on climate commitments. —

Susan Moynihan, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026

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Even then, there’s a penalty on withdrawing funds before five years.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
For an account worth $200,000, for example, this could mean withdrawing a five-figure sum of money each year, depending on the age of the account holder.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 18 May 2026