FORSWORN Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

forsworn

verb

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Definition of forsworn

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

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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

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The great religious thinkers of Antiquity—from Gautama to Pythagoras to Jesus—taught that property should be renounced or held in common.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
China claims Taiwan as its sovereign territory and has never renounced the use of force to achieve unification.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of renounced

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Sotheby’s announced Thursday that the works, recently designated French national treasures, had been withdrawn following discussions between the Schlumberger family and the city of Aix-en-Provence, Cézanne’s hometown.

— Daniel Cassady for ARTnews, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2026
Nearly three decades of occupation followed, and troops were withdrawn only following the assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005 and the subsequent Cedar Revolution.

— Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of withdrawn

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Concerns over fatal accidents involving children helped turn public opinion against the infamous experiment, which Congress repealed within the year.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
The Independent Payment Advisory Board, which was supposed to force automatic Medicare cuts if spending exceeded target growth rates, was repealed in 2018 without ever becoming operational.

— Dana P. Goldman, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026

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