RENUNCIATION Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

renunciation

noun

ri-ˌnən(t)-sē-ˈā-shən

Definition of renunciation

as in refusal

the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired his sudden renunciation of his smoking habit pleased his whole family

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Recent Examples of renunciation This was the start of my genuine renunciation. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026 By retaining focus on his identity as a writer, the novel yields some of King’s most penetrating reflections on the contortions and renunciations demanded by literary labor. — Charlie Tyson, Harpers Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026 Stricter financial reporting requirements imposed on Americans living overseas — including rules tied to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) — have contributed to renunciation requests in recent years, the department said. — Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 14 Mar. 2026 British psychiatrist Humphry Osmond, who took part in a peyote ceremony with a First Nations group the Red Pheasant Band in Saskatchewan, Canada, in 1956, intuited the necessity of community, empathy, and ego renunciation during the psychedelic process. — Erica Rex, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for renunciation

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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

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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

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