forsake | Definition of forsake

Synonyms and Antonyms of forsake

to cause to remain behind

forsaking most of our possessions, we evacuated just before the hurricane struck

Synonyms of forsake

abandon, desert, leave, maroon, quit, strand

Words Related to forsake

discard, ditch, dump, fling, jettison, junk, scrap, shed, shuck (off), throw away, throw out

deliver, give up, hand over, relinquish, surrender, yield

escape, retreat (from), take off (from), vacate, withdraw (from)

abjure, cut off, disown, reject, renounce, repudiate, separate (from)

disregard, forget, ignore, neglect

Phrases Synonymous with forsake

walk away from, walk out on

Near Antonyms of forsake

harbor, have, hold, keep, own, possess, reserve, retain, withhold

redeem, rescue, save

Antonyms of forsake