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renunciation

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of renunciation

the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired

his sudden renunciation of his smoking habit pleased his whole family

Synonyms of renunciation

abnegation, renouncement, repudiation, self-denial

Words Related to renunciation

denial, refusal

relinquishment, resignation, surrender

self-abnegation, self-renunciation

Near Antonyms of renunciation

adoption, embrace, embracement, espousal

Antonyms of renunciation

indulgence, self-indulgence

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