RENOUNCEMENT Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

renouncement

noun

Definition of renouncement

as in refusal

the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired her renouncement of chocolate had a lot to do with the fact that it was causing her skin to break out

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Noun

The government said the designation stemmed from Anthropic’s refusal to accept contractual terms, not its views on AI safety.

— Reuters, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026
Haakon’s refusal to go along with German demands garnered respect among his people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of refusal

Noun

This renunciation has had little impact on their progeny, who already studied them for years and viewed their content as a portrait of a viable future.

— Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026
Then, over the following years, came sustainability and strict reuse and ascetic renunciation, and today, finally, its photo series and articles advocated for a mild, slightly quirky anticapitalist metaphysics.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Definition of renunciation

Noun

Improve home-health billing, claims submission, denial management, legacy accounts receivable, revenue-cycle dashboards, and financial sustainability.

— Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
The denial-of-service attacks meant that hackers pushed massive traffic toward the agency in order to block services, including one that enables citizens to use one login across multiple public services.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of denial

Noun

Not one for false abnegation of words distorted by smears, Rushdie doubles down on his right to freedom of expression, defending his dissent from religious orthodoxy.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 25 Jan. 2026
That, for me, feels like an abnegation of our responsibility in theater.

— Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026

Definition of abnegation

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