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turning one's back on

phrase , present participle of turn one's back on

Synonyms and Antonyms of turning one's back on

to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to

Despite encouragement from his teachers, he turned his back on college.

Synonyms of turning one's back on

balking (at), declining, deselecting, disapproving, negativing, nixing, passing, passing up, refusing, rejecting, reprobating, repudiating, spurning, throwing out, throwing over, turning down

Words Related to turning one's back on

blowing off, disdaining, rebuffing, scorning, scouting, shooting down

overruling, vetoing

forbidding, prohibiting, proscribing

dismissing, ignoring

abstaining (from), forbearing, refraining (from)

denying, disavowing, disclaiming, disputing, gainsaying

abjuring, forswearing (also foreswearing), recanting, renouncing, retracting, taking back, unsaying, withdrawing

avoiding, bypassing, detouring

contradicting, denying, disowning, negating

controverting, disagreeing (with), disproving, disputing, rebutting, refuting

backing down, backing off, backtracking

disallowing, recalling, reneging, revoking

Near Antonyms of turning one's back on

condoning, countenancing, swallowing, tolerating

adopting, embracing, receiving, taking, welcoming

acceding, acquiescing, agreeing, assenting, consenting

choosing, handpicking, selecting

espousing, supporting

Antonyms of turning one's back on

accepting, agreeing (to), approving

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