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forsake

[fawr-seyk] / fɔrˈseɪk /
VERB
abandon, turn one's back on
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disown forgo forswear jettison quit relinquish renounce repudiate set aside spurn
STRONG
abdicate desert disclaim jilt leave resign surrender yield
WEAK
cast off change one's tune drift away give up have done with kiss goodbye leave flat leave high and dry run out on show the door take the oath throw over walk out on wash one's hands of
Antonyms
STRONGEST
allow approve continue keep
STRONG
claim hold maintain
WEAK
go back rediscover return revert

Example Sentences

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But Iran's governing football body has accused Australia of kidnapping the players and forcing them to forsake their home nation against their will.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

I can’t be the only 57-year-old who would forsake both for six uninterrupted hours.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Adult men should survive without requiring women to forsake our own goals and desires in order to serve them.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2024

"Children with their big wide-open eyes question us. Their looks should help us to forsake selfishness that undoubtedly leaves our hearts quite bare," she wrote in its introduction.

From Reuters • Jan. 16, 2023

“Do you forsake the parrot and all his lies?”

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.