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Synonyms of forswear

13 similar words

Another word for forswear is disown. Other synonyms of forswear are renounce, repudiate, deny, abjure and perjure.

Synonyms and similar words for forswear

verbTo renounce or deny something, especially under oath.

  • abjureTo solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to...
  • disavow
  • swear offTo quit or cease completely, or to promise to quit, as a bad habit.
  • denyTo disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
  • disclaim
  • disownTo repudiate any connection to; to renounce.
  • renounceTo decline further association with someone or something, disown.
  • repudiateTo refuse to have any relation to; to disown.
  • wash one's hands of
  • forsay archaicTo forbid; to renounce.

verbTo commit perjury; to break an oath.

  • perjureTo cause to violate an oath or a vow; to cause to make oath knowingly to what is untrue; to make guilty of perjury; to...
  • manswearTo swear falsely; perjure oneself.
  • misswearTo swear falsely or wrongly.

Meaning of forswear

  1. verb To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
  2. verb To commit perjury; to break an oath.

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Questions about synonyms of forswear

What is another word for forswear?
Forswear has 13 synonyms on Word.ws, such as disown, renounce, repudiate, deny, abjure and perjure.
What does forswear mean?
Forswear means to renounce or deny something, especially under oath.

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