Synonyms for abjuration
Most common
abandonment retraction repudiation recantation relinquishment
All synonyms
Noun
1. Recantation
recantation, abandonment, retraction, repudiation, denial, rejection, revocation, renunciation, abnegation, disavowal
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy.
Forms
- Plural
- abjurations → recantations, abandonments, retractions, repudiations…
Example sentences
- abandonment Why does this fear of abandonment exist in my life?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| abjuration | steady | |
| abandonment | falling | |
| retraction | steady | |
| repudiation | steady | |
| recantation | steady | |
| relinquishment | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- denial3
- 9 letters
- rejection3, disavowal
- 10 letters
- retraction3, revocation4, abnegation4
- 11 letters
- abandonment4, repudiation5, recantation4
- 12 letters
- renunciation5
- 14 letters
- relinquishment
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (denial3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- abjuration
- Italiano
- abiura