Synonyms of forsworn

forsworn

verb

variants also foresworn

past participle of forswear

as in renounced

to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)

the new government would have to forswear the use of torture if it wished to be granted full diplomatic recognition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• renounced
• withdrawn
• repealed
• denied
• abjured
• retracted
• recanted
• abandoned
• repudiated
• reneged
• taken back
• recalled
• relinquished
• forsaken
• unsaid
• abnegated
• contradicted
• disavowed
• spurned
• disowned
• gainsaid
• disclaimed
• negated
• refuted
• disproved
• controverted
• revoked
• rebutted
• surrendered
• disagreed (with)
• disputed
• backed off
• disallowed
• given up
• backed down
• bolted
• negatived
• backtracked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• declared
• stated
• admitted
• affirmed
• claimed
• asserted
• maintained
• adhered (to)
• acknowledged
• contended
• proclaimed
• professed
• confirmed
• supported
• endorsed
• adopted
• defended
• upheld
• accepted
• vowed
• backed
• avowed
• vouched
• embraced
• espoused

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of forsworn

Three other Democrats previously in receipt of copious donations have similarly forsworn further AIPAC funding. — Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025