1. (verb)abdicate, renounce give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations Synonyms: give up, resign, quit, repudiate, foreswear, vacate, relinquish, disown, abdicate, renounce
2. (verb)vacate, resign, renounce, give up leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily Synonyms: empty, allow, abandon, forfeit, abdicate, cede, annul, release, resign, forgo, spare, kick, throw in, lift, surrender, stop, fall by the wayside, rescind, lay off, waive, throw overboard, reconcile, disown, throw in the towel, give up, overturn, repeal, leave office, repudiate, relinquish, step down, deliver, cease, chuck up the sponge, renounce, reverse, discontinue, revoke, drop out, free, submit, part with, vacate, forego, quit, dispense with, countermand, foreswear, drop by the wayside
3. (verb)foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish turn away from; give up Synonyms: drop by the wayside, discontinue, foreswear, throw in, disown, chuck up the sponge, leave office, fall by the wayside, cease, vacate, let go of, lay off, dispense with, drop out, step down, take leave, renounce, forego, give up, waive, let go, release, resign, forgo, depart, free, relinquish, stop, throw in the towel, abdicate, quit, repudiate
4. (verb)disown, renounce, repudiate cast off Synonyms: quit, give up, resign, repudiate, foreswear, vacate, disown, disinherit, relinquish, abdicate, renounce
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'renounce'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. renounce Abandon is a word of wide signification, applying to persons or things of any kind; abdicate and resign apply to office, authority, or power; cede to territorial possessions; surrender espe Synonyms: abandon, abdicate, desert, leave, resign, abjure, discontinue, quit, retire from, cast off, forego, recant, retract, cease, forsake, relinquish, surrender, cede, forswear, renounce, vacate, depart from, give up, repudiate, withdraw from Antonyms: adopt, defend, occupy, seek, advocate, favor, prosecute, support, assert, haunt, protect, undertake, cherish, hold, pursue, uphold, claim, keep, retain, vindicate, court, maintain
Synonyms for renounce 
