FORSAKE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FORSAKE?

Need another word that means the same as “forsake”? Find 34 synonyms and 30 related words for “forsake” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Forsake” are: abandon, desert, desolate, leave, quit, depart from, leave behind, leave high and dry, turn one's back on, cast aside, give up, reject, disown, stranded, shunned, renounced, betrayed, rejected, disowned, sequestered, depressing, renounce, relinquish, dispense with, forgo, desist from, forswear, disclaim, disavow, discard, set aside, wash one's hands of, repudiate, have done with

Forsake as a Verb

Definitions of "Forsake" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “forsake” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Abandon or leave.
• Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch.
• Renounce or give up (something valued or pleasant.

Synonyms of "Forsake" as a verb (34 Words)

abandon	Allow oneself to indulge in (a desire or impulse. Her natural mother had abandoned her at an early age.
betrayed	Give away information about somebody.
cast aside	Assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors.
depart from	Wander from a direct or straight course.
depressing	Press down.
desert	Desert a cause a country or an army often in order to join the opposing cause country or army. We feel our public representatives have deserted us.
desist from	Choose not to consume.
desolate	Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch. He was desolated by the deaths of his treasured friends.
disavow	Refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with. Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children.
discard	(in bridge, whist, and similar card games) play (a card that is neither of the suit led nor a trump), when one is unable to follow suit. Hilary bundled up the clothes she had discarded.
disclaim	Make a disclaimer about. The earl disclaimed his title.
disown	Refuse to acknowledge or maintain any connection with. Lovell s rich family had disowned him because of his marriage.
disowned	Prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting.
dispense with	Administer or bestow, as in small portions.
forgo	Be earlier in time; go back further. She wanted to forgo the tea and leave while they could.
forswear	Agree to give up or do without. The country has not forsworn nuclear weapons.
give up	Present to view.
have done with	Go through (mental or physical states or experiences.
leave	Leave or give by will after one s death. Leave the room.
leave behind	Go and leave behind either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness.
leave high and dry	Leave or give by will after one’s death.
quit	Stop or discontinue (an action or activity. Quit yourselves like men and fight.
reject	Reject with contempt. The journal rejected the student s paper.
rejected	Refuse to accept or acknowledge.
relinquish	Part with a possession or right. Relinquish the old ideas.
renounce	Cast off. These agreements were renounced after the fall of the Tsarist regime.
renounced	Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations.
repudiate	(in the past or in non-Christian religions) disown or divorce (one’s wife. Repudiate a debt.
sequestered	Set apart from others.
set aside	Adapt for performance in a different way.
shunned	Avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of.
stranded	Leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue.
turn one's back on	Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.
wash one's hands of	Wash or flow against.

Usage Examples of "Forsake" as a verb

• I won't forsake my vegetarian principles.
• He would never forsake Tara.

Associations of "Forsake" (30 Words)

abandon	The trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry. He had clearly abandoned all pretence of trying to succeed.
abandonment	The action or fact of abandoning or being abandoned. She had a feeling of utter abandonment and loneliness.
abdicate	(of a monarch) renounce one’s throne. Ferdinand abdicated the throne in favour of the emperor s brother.
abjure	Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure. MPs were urged to abjure their Jacobite allegiance.
abstain	Refrain from drinking alcohol. Most pregnant women abstain or drink very little.
cede	Relinquish possession or control over. In 1874 the islands were ceded to Britain.
covenant	Enter into a covenant or formal agreement. The company have covenanted 1 000 a year to the Law Library.
dereliction	The shameful failure to fulfil one’s obligations. His derelictions were not really intended as crimes.
discard	Anything that is cast aside or discarded. West led a heart and East was able to discard his club loser.
discontinue	Come to or be at an end. He discontinued his visits.
foreswear	Do without or cease to hold or adhere to. I am foreswearing women forever.
forfeit	The action of forfeiting something. She didn t mind forfeiting an hour in bed to muck out the horses.
forgo	Do without or cease to hold or adhere to. We forgo any comparison between the two men.
forswear	Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure. I swore that I would lead us safely home and I do not mean to be forsworn.
leave	Leave or give by will after one s death. She wants to leave.
quit	Behave in a specified way. Hippies finally quit two sites in Hampshire last night.
recant	Say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical. Galileo was forced to recant his assertion that the earth orbited the sun.
recede	(of a man’s hair) cease to grow at the temples and above the forehead. The unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older.
relinquish	Release, as from one’s grip. I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long term house guest.
renounce	Refuse to continue to recognize or abide by. There will be forms enabling the allottee to renounce.
resign	Accept that something undesirable cannot be avoided. He seems resigned to a shortened career.
resignation	The act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc. He submitted his resignation as of next month.
retirement	The withdrawal of a jury from the courtroom to decide their verdict. He lived in retirement in Kent.
retract	Pull away from a source of disgust or fear. He retracted his allegations.
surrender	The action of surrendering a lease or life insurance policy. He surrendered himself to the mood of the hills.
vanquish	Defeat thoroughly. He successfully vanquished his rival.
waive	Lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime. Her tuition fees would be waived.
waste	Run off as waste. If the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste.
withdraw	Withdraw from active participation. Normally you can withdraw up to 50 in cash.
yield	Be fatally overwhelmed. The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram.