abjure | Definition of abjure

Synonyms and Antonyms of abjure

1 to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)

abjured some long-held beliefs when she converted to another religion

Synonyms of abjure

abnegate, forswear (also foreswear), recant, renege, renounce, repeal, repudiate, retract, take back, unsay, withdraw

Words Related to abjure

contradict, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, gainsay, negate, negative

abandon, bolt, forsake, give up, relinquish, spurn, surrender

controvert, disagree (with), disprove, dispute, rebut, refute

back down, back off, backtrack

disallow, recall, revoke

Near Antonyms of abjure

acknowledge, admit, affirm, assert, avow, claim, contend, declare, maintain, proclaim, profess, state, vouch, vow

back, confirm, defend, endorse (also indorse), espouse, maintain, support, uphold

accept, adopt, embrace

Antonyms of abjure

2 to resist the temptation of

a strict religious sect that abjures the luxuries, comforts, and conveniences of the modern world

Synonyms of abjure

abstain (from), forbear, forgo (also forego), keep (from), refrain (from), withhold (from)

Words Related to abjure

avoid, eschew, shun

check, constrain, curb, inhibit

deny, refuse, reject, repudiate

buck, combat, fight

Near Antonyms of abjure

acquiesce (to), capitulate, concede (to), knuckle under (to)

Antonyms of abjure

bow (to), give in (to), submit (to), succumb (to), surrender (to), yield (to)