renege

Meaning

1. (intransitive) To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word.
2. (intransitive) To break one's commitment to follow suit when capable.
3. (archaic, transitive) To deny; to renounce

Synonyms

break a promise

revoke

renegue on

welsh

abrogate

renege on

go back on

retract

depart from

desert

🏜️

forsake

forswear

give up

misconduct

misdemeanor

misdemeanour

pull back

recall

renounce

repeal

rescind

tort

transgression

violate

violation

welch

withdraw

wrongdoing

backpedal

deviate from

evildoing

go back on one’s word

turn away from

be disloyal

go over to the other side

abandon

unsanctify

abnegate

breach

call off

cancel

countermand

default

defect

Translations

verleugnen

venir meno

nicht Wort halten

αθετώ

nicht bedienen

ανακαλώ

παραβαίνω κανόνα παιγνιδιού

παραβαίνω υπόσχεση

dénoncer

enfreindre

mancare alla parola

belofte breken

voltar atrás

descumprir

renegar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈnɛɡ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin renegō, from negō (“I deny”). Possibly influenced by renegotiate. Doublet of renay. See also renegade.