reneging
Going back on
Reneging is going back on a promise or commitment.
The verb renege appears most often in card games, where it means to fail to follow suit when able, but the broader sense dominates: He reneged on the deal at the last minute.
The word carries a tone of betrayal or bad faith—not just changing plans but breaking one's word.
Breaking of trust
- defaultPreset standard option
- breachBreaking of agreement
- violationBreaking of rules
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
welching · double-cross · failing · dishonoring · abandoning · disregarding · ignoring · flouting
Preset standard option
- breachBreaking of agreement
- violationBreaking of rules
- infringementViolation of rights
- contraventionAct violating a rule
noncompliance · abrogation · rescission · nonperformance · repudiation · voiding · termination · breaking
Deliberate violation of trust
- perfidyDeliberate breach of trust
- faithlessnessDisloyalty or treachery
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- duplicityDeliberate misleading behavior
deceit · untrustworthiness · unreliability · fickleness · inconstancy · defection · desertion · abandonment
Reversing to find alternatives
- reversingGoing in opposite direction
- retractingWithdrawing a statement
- recantingFormally withdrawing a statement
- withdrawingRemoving or pulling away
rescinding · revoking · annulling · nullifying · invalidating · repealing · overturning · disavowing
betrayal
Breaking of trust
noncompliance · welching · double-cross · failing · dishonoring · abandoning · disregarding · ignoring · flouting · shirking
default
Preset standard option
- breachBreaking of agreement
- violationBreaking of rules
- infringementViolation of rights
contravention · noncompliance · abrogation · rescission · nonperformance · repudiation · voiding · termination · breaking · abandonment
treachery
Deliberate violation of trust
- perfidyDeliberate breach of trust
- faithlessnessDisloyalty or treachery
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
duplicity · deceit · untrustworthiness · unreliability · fickleness · inconstancy · defection · desertion · abandonment · double-dealing
backtracking
Reversing to find alternatives
- reversingGoing in opposite direction
- retractingWithdrawing a statement
- recantingFormally withdrawing a statement
withdrawing · rescinding · revoking · annulling · nullifying · invalidating · repealing · overturning · disavowing · repudiating
- card gamespoker, blackjack, solitaire, hearts, spades
- letting downdisappointing, failing, betraying, abandoning, neglecting
- queuesqueue, waiting line, lineup, waiting list, wait list
- betrayalbackstab, betray, betrayal, traitor, backstabber
- failuresfailure, failures, flop, flops, bust
- leavingdeparture, quit, walking away, withdrawing, bail
reneginghonoring
Recognizing with respect
fulfilling · keeping · following through · upholding · delivering
renegingacting in good faith