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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

acceptance

adoption, embrace, embracement, espousal
Antonyms of renunciation

indulgence, self-indulgence

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