renouncing
Formally giving up
Renouncing is the act of formally rejecting or giving up something—a claim, a right, a belief, or an allegiance.
The word carries weight and finality: He's renouncing his citizenship, She's renouncing her family's religion.
You might also speak of renouncing violence, worldly pleasures, or a former way of life.
The formality distinguishes renouncing from simply quitting or abandoning.
Act of leaving permanently
- forsakingRenouncing or abandoning completely
- relinquishmentFormal giving up
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- letting goReleasing one's grasp
giving up · walking away · desertion · rejection · casting aside · leaving behind · discarding · sacrifice
Solemn binding promises
- oathFormal binding promise
- pledgeBinding promise given
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- faithTrust without proof
citizenship · religion · beliefs · creed · doctrine · ideology · apostasy · heresy
Revoke bequest rights
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- disavowalRejection of connection
- repudiationFormal refusal to accept
- disownmentRejecting familial ties officially
excommunicate · ostracize · cast out · severance · family ties · kinship · bloodline · patrimony
Formal surrender of power
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
succession · relinquishment · kingship · scepter · coronation · heir · dynasty · emperor
abandonment
Act of leaving permanently
- forsakingRenouncing or abandoning completely
- relinquishmentFormal giving up
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
letting go · giving up · walking away · desertion · rejection · casting aside · leaving behind · discarding · sacrifice · forgoing
vows
Solemn binding promises
- oathFormal binding promise
- pledgeBinding promise given
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
faith · citizenship · religion · beliefs · creed · doctrine · ideology · apostasy · heresy · conversion
disinherit
Revoke bequest rights
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- disavowalRejection of connection
- repudiationFormal refusal to accept
disownment · excommunicate · ostracize · cast out · severance · family ties · kinship · bloodline · patrimony · legacy
abdication
Formal surrender of power
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
monarch · succession · relinquishment · kingship · scepter · coronation · heir · dynasty · emperor · reign
disclaimer
Statement denying responsibility
- waiverFormal surrender of rights
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
- deedWritten property conveyance
claim · rights · inheritance · title · property · estate · assets · contract · agreement · covenant
- reversalsreverse, undo, revert, overturn, flip
- self-controlself-control, restraint, willpower, composure, moderation
- repudiatingdisclaiming, rejecting, disavowing, disowning, denying
- sacrificeburnt offering, blood sacrifice, human sacrifice, animal sacrifice, immolation
- letting goletting go, forgive, giving up, let go, relinquishing
- betrayalbackstab, betray, betrayal, traitor, backstabber
renouncingaccepting
Willing to receive
embracing · welcoming · adopting · receiving · acknowledging
renouncingclaiming
Declaring to be true
asserting · reclaiming · declaring · assuming · proclaiming
renouncingcontinuing
Going on without stopping
upholding · maintaining · keeping · preserving · retaining
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