Synonyms for abnegate

Most common

deny · reject · renounce

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Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).

Related words

Word family

abnegation

Forms

Past participle

abnegated
e.g. abnegated → denied, rejected, renounced…

Example sentences

• deny You can't deny the fact that she had a hand in it.
• reject Voters may yet reject the misbegotten 'Dream Act'.
• renounce I renounce everything as long as I can be with you.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

deny²

6 letters

reject²

8 letters

renounce²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (deny² = 2 syllables).