forswears
Pledges to quit
Forswears is the third-person singular of forswear, meaning to reject or renounce something emphatically, often under oath: He forswears alcohol after his arrest.
The word carries formal or literary weight, suggesting a solemn pledge rather than casual abandonment.
To forswear can also mean to swear falsely—to perjure oneself—though this sense is rare today.
Formally rejects or abandons
- abandonsCeases to support
- relinquishesVoluntarily gives up control
- abjuresFormally renounces or rejects
- repudiatesFormally rejects or disavows
disavows · rejects · forsakes · disclaims · recants · gives up · swears off · disowns
Criminal courtroom dishonesty
- oath-breakingViolating a sworn promise
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- dishonorLoss of respect
- broken promiseCommitment not honored
violation · treachery · faithlessness · disloyalty · untruth · lying · deception · bad faith
Unimpaired mental state
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- teetotalingRefusing alcoholic beverages
- clean livingMorally upright lifestyle
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
twelve-step · cold turkey · detox · rehabilitation · withdrawal · self-denial · fasting · celibacy
renounces
Formally rejects or abandons
- abandonsCeases to support
- relinquishesVoluntarily gives up control
- abjuresFormally renounces or rejects
repudiates · disavows · rejects · forsakes · disclaims · recants · gives up · swears off · disowns · casts off
perjury
Criminal courtroom dishonesty
- oath-breakingViolating a sworn promise
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- dishonorLoss of respect
broken promise · violation · treachery · faithlessness · disloyalty · untruth · lying · deception · bad faith · recantation
sobriety
Unimpaired mental state
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- teetotalingRefusing alcoholic beverages
- clean livingMorally upright lifestyle
recovery · twelve-step · cold turkey · detox · rehabilitation · withdrawal · self-denial · fasting · celibacy · restraint