Renege

/ɹɪˈnɛɡ/

Synonyms for "renege" (116 found)

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Verb(4 words)
go back onback outbreaching a contractcopped
Noun(2 words)

Strong matches (34)

countermandcounterordercrawfish outcry offdefaultdefectdegeneratedenydepart fromdesertdisannuldisavowdiscarddisclaimdisowndo away withdrop outeat croweat humble pieevacuate
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Noun(3 words)
Verb(1 words)

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3 entries
back outbreach contractpull out

Collocations

6 entries
back outbreak faithbreak promisedefault on obligationsgo back onrenege on

Inflections

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Sample sentences

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Previously I promised not to proselytize miserism, but now I want to renege a little on that promise. If your family income is anywhere near average, you can scrimp and save and cut back for maybe two to four years […]

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Clattenburg awarded Spurs a penalty for the third time after a handball in the area but he reneged after realising that the linesman had flagged Crouch offside in the build-up.

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His captaines heart, / Which in the ſcuffles of great fights hath burſt / The Buckles on his breaſt, reneages all temper, / And is become the bellowes and the Fan / To coole a Gypſies Luſt.

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All Europe high (all sorts of rights reneged) / Against the truth and thee unholy leagued.

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