Definition for Forsaking:

• the act of giving something up

Synonyms for Forsaking:

• n.

  •abandonment (noun)
  • defection,
  • desertion,
  • dereliction.
  •act (noun)
  • giving up,
  • forsaking.
  •defection (noun)
  • dis loyalties,
  • disownments,
  • re-volt,
  • re treats,
  • dis-loyalty,
  • dis-affections,
  • forsakings,
  • re-treats,
  • dis-loyalties,
  • dis-affection,
  • re volt,
  • re-treat,
  • dis affection,
  • dis loyalty,
  • re volts,
  • dis affections,
  • sunderings,
  • re-volts.
  •desertion (noun)
  • dis-avowal,
  • de-parting,
  • running out ons,
  • de-relicts,
  • dis avowing,
  • de-relict,
  • dis avowal,
  • de partings,
  • maroonings,
  • dis-avowals,
  • dis avowals,
  • going back ons,
  • de-partings,
  • disavowings,
  • de parting,
  • de relicts,
  • de relict,
  • dis-avowing,
  • departings,
  • falling aways,
  • defectings.
  •forsaking (noun)
  • abandonment.
  •recreance (noun)
  • re creance,
  • re creances,
  • re-creances,
  • re-creance.

• v.

  •abandoning (verb)
  • Quitting,
  • Discontinuing,
  • Surrendering,
  • Evacuating,
  • defecting,
  • Abandoning,
  • Resigning,
  • Deserting,
  • leaving,
  • Vacating,
  • Abdicating,
  • relinquishing,
  • dropping.
  •relinquishing (verb)
  • forgoing,
  • Disclaiming,
  • disowning,
  • Capitulating,
  • Waiving,
  • shedding,
  • Renouncing,
  • withdrawing,
  • releasing.
  •ridding (verb)
  • Ridding,
  • Disposing,
  • letting go,
  • Rejecting,
  • parting with,
  • Discarding,
  • jettisoning,
  • Dispelling,
  • venting,
  • casting off,
  • Dismissing,
  • Canceling,
  • relegating.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • disavowal,
  • disownment,
  • elusion,
  • evasion,
  • falseness,
  • perfidy,
  • tergiversation,
  • Recreance,
  • Recreancy,
  • disavowals,
  • failings,
  • elusions,
  • castoff,
  • running out on,
  • castoffs,
  • falling away.

Paraphrases for Forsaking:

• Independent

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    foregoing, relinquishing, Discontinuing, stopping, Surrendering, Cancelling, Waiving, dismantling, scrapping, leaving, exiting.

• Other Related

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Abandoning, Quitting, dropping.

Antonyms for Forsaking:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    retention, Recoupment, retrieval, reclamation, repossession.

Forsaking Sentence Examples:

• But Mr Graham did not like such a forsaking of wives and children on the Sunday.

• Or did Susan, forsaking the ancient tradition of love, care about him merely because he was good?

Hyponym for Forsaking:

• n.

  • act
    forgoing, renunciation, forswearing.