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Synonyms for forswear in English

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forswear:
- retract; recant; abjure; forswear; resile

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Detailed Synonyms for forswear in English

forswear:

forswear verb

forswear

– formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure ¹
to retract; to recant; to abjure; forswear; resile
– formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure ¹
- retract verb (retracts, retracted, retracting)
  - He retracted his earlier statements about his religion¹
- recant verb (recants, recanted, recanting)
- abjure verb (abjures, abjured, abjuring)
  - She abjured her beliefs¹
- forswear verb
- resile verb

Alternate Synonyms for "forswear":

abjure; recant; retract; resile; renounce; repudiate

Related Definitions for "forswear":

formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure¹

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