forsook

Definitions

Past tense of forsake; abandoned or deserted someone or something.

Renounced or turned away from a habit, belief, or way of life.

Examples

The weary traveler forsook his heavy pack in the middle of the trail to move more quickly.

He forsook his comfortable life in the city to pursue a simpler existence in the countryside.

Synonyms

abandoned deserted relinquished renounced jilted left behind cast aside

Antonyms

embraced kept maintained retained supported stayed with held onto