All abnegate synonyms
ab·ne·gate
A a verb abnegate
- forbear — to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
- decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- forgo — to abstain or refrain from; do without.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- renounce — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
- forswear — to reject or renounce under oath: to forswear an injurious habit.
- disavow — to disclaim knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for; disown; repudiate: He disavowed the remark that had been attributed to him.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- repudiate — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- abjure — If you abjure something such as a belief or way of life, you state publicly that you will give it up or that you reject it.
- shun — to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
- give up — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.