Synonyms of renounced

renounced

verb

past tense of renounce

1

as in resigned

to give up (as a position of authority) formally

in wake of the corruption scandal, the congressman was forced to renounce his seat in the House

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resigned
• relinquished
• abdicated
• ceded
• denied
• surrendered
• waived
• stepped down (from)
• disavowed
• vacated
• stepped aside (from)
• disowned
• abandoned
• abnegated
• disclaimed
• abjured
• forsook
• demitted
• deserted
• yielded
• handed over
• gave up
• quit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• claimed
• assumed
• appropriated
• confiscated
• seized
• protected
• secured
• arrogated
• defended
• took over
• usurped
• guarded
• safeguarded
• wrested

2

as in withdrew

to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)

after another failed romance he vowed that he was renouncing the world and becoming a monk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• withdrew
• retracted
• denied
• repealed
• contradicted
• relinquished
• abandoned
• refuted
• abjured
• repudiated
• recanted
• reneged
• forswore
• took back
• disavowed
• disowned
• recalled
• abnegated
• disclaimed
• spurned
• forsook
• unsaid
• gainsaid
• revoked
• surrendered
• negated
• disproved
• disputed
• rebutted
• controverted
• disagreed (with)
• disallowed
• backtracked
• negatived
• gave up
• bolted
• backed off
• backed down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• declared
• stated
• admitted
• claimed
• affirmed
• acknowledged
• maintained
• asserted
• proclaimed
• contended
• adhered (to)
• professed
• confirmed
• supported
• adopted
• endorsed
• accepted
• defended
• upheld
• backed
• vowed
• embraced
• avowed
• vouched
• espoused

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of renounced

Far more Democrats renounced their party affiliation or switched to Republican than the other way around over the past two years. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

Advertisement Several branches of the Japanese imperial family renounced their royal status in 1947 to cut down on costs the monarchy incurred after the war. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 26 Oct. 2026

The plan is to find candidates from families that renounced their royal status in 1947, which at the time was to ease the postwar financial burden on the monarchy. — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

The great religious thinkers of Antiquity—from Gautama to Pythagoras to Jesus—taught that property should be renounced or held in common. — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

China claims Taiwan as its sovereign territory and has never renounced the use of force to achieve unification. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

China claims Taiwan, a self-governing democracy, as its own breakaway province and hasn’t renounced the use of force to bring it under its control. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

Yermolaiev has lived in the glitzy city state on the Mediterranean coast for several years, having left Ukraine and renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2019 to become a citizen of Cyprus. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Their virality comes at a time when the very generation that inspired them has largely renounced the label. — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026