forsaking

Definitions

The act of abandoning or deserting someone or something.

The act of renouncing or giving up something previously held or valued.

Examples

He left his hometown, forsaking his old life for a chance at a new career in the city.

By forsaking her principles for personal gain, she lost the respect of her closest colleagues.

The hermit lived in the mountains, forsaking all modern comforts to find inner peace.

Synonyms

abandoning deserting relinquishing renouncing quitting leaving discarding

Antonyms

embracing retaining upholding keeping maintaining supporting defending