Synonyms of renouncing

renouncing

verb

present participle of renounce

1

as in relinquishing

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

• relinquishing
• resigning
• abdicating
• ceding
• denying
• surrendering
• abnegating
• waiving
• stepping down (from)
• abandoning
• vacating
• abjuring
• disavowing
• disowning
• disclaiming
• forsaking
• stepping aside (from)
• deserting
• yielding
• demitting
• giving up
• handing over
• quitting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• claiming
• assuming
• appropriating
• protecting
• confiscating
• seizing
• defending
• arrogating
• securing
• usurping
• taking over
• safeguarding
• guarding
• wresting

2

as in withdrawing

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

• withdrawing
• retracting
• denying
• repealing
• abandoning
• relinquishing
• contradicting
• refuting
• abjuring
• repudiating
• recanting
• forswearing
• reneging
• taking back
• abnegating
• forsaking
• disavowing
• disowning
• disclaiming
• recalling
• unsaying
• spurning
• negating
• surrendering
• revoking
• controverting
• disproving
• disputing
• rebutting
• disagreeing (with)
• negativing
• backtracking
• disallowing
• gainsaying
• backing down
• giving up
• backing off
• bolting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• maintaining
• stating
• declaring
• claiming
• asserting
• acknowledging
• admitting
• affirming
• adhering (to)
• proclaiming
• contending
• supporting
• defending
• professing
• endorsing
• confirming
• upholding
• adopting
• accepting
• backing
• embracing
• avowing
• vowing
• vouching
• espousing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of renouncing

Mark Ford Rosemary Tonks emulated French Symbolist poets before converting to Christianity and renouncing all her own works. — The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026

Corbett, of Palatine, announced his independent candidacy days after renouncing the current state of the Republican Party and dropping his consulting business work with GOP contenders. — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026

The program calls for the recognition of Israel and renouncing armed struggle, effectively sidelining Hamas and other factions. — Sam Metz, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2026

Returning to the guitars that characterized the band’s earliest work without renouncing their latter-day synths, MacFarlane gives Graham’s ruminations an urgent tenderness. — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026

The association filed several lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the fee, including one that remains pending that argues there should be no cost for renouncing one’s citizenship. — Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026

This all comes after reports that Andrew is considering renouncing his spot in the line of succession in order to avoid jail time. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Mar. 2026

Its roots are in publicly paying penance for serious sins or crimes in the eyes of the church, like adultery or apostasy, which means renouncing the church and its beliefs. — Lianna Norman, Florida Times-Union, 16 Feb. 2026

Margaret’s father succeeded him as King George VI, and her mother Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, never forgave the duke for renouncing his duty to his country. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Dec. 2025