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Present participle for to agree to give up or do without

Present participle for to go back on something that has been said or agreed on

Present participle for to refuse to have anything to do with (anymore)

Present participle for to knowingly and willfully make a false statement of witness while in court

The action of denying a claim or accusation

The act of withdrawing or repudiating a statement or opinion formerly expressed

The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony, especially under oath

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Verb

Present participle for to agree to give up or do without

abstaining from

refraining from

dispensing with

steering clear of

giving a wide berth to

having nothing to do with

washing your hands of

having done with

doing away with

forbearing from

stopping oneself

withholding from

giving something a miss

denying oneself

managing without

fighting shy of

turning your back on

resisting the temptation to

weaseling out of

avoiding doing something

weaselling out of

standing down from

turning away from

keeping away from

withdrawing from

turning aside from

getting along without

getting by without

stopping oneself from

restraining oneself from

holding back from

stopping having

disacknowledging

declaring untrue

disagreeing with

shying away from

shuffling out of

having no truck with

letting well enough alone

staying clear of

keeping clear of

going back on your word

turning back on

having no more truck with

going on the wagon

taking the pledge

taking the cure

calling a halt to

restraining from

staying away from

calling it a day

skipping out on

putting a stop to

calling it quits

backing off from

checking out from

calling it quits on

putting an end to

preventing oneself from

giving the thumbs down to

look down one's nose at

failing to take advantage of

surceasing from

checking oneself

suffering deprivation

kicking the habit

bringing to an end

bringing to a halt

restraining yourself

going cold turkey

bringing to a close

throwing in the sponge

throwing in the towel

putting the kibosh on

stopping trying

saying goodbye to

fast forwarding

turning a blind eye to

ceasing to indulge in

forgetting about

frittering away

bringing to a stop

pulling the plug on

rendering needless

getting on the wagon

managing not to

refusing to take advantage of

counterbalancing

neutralising^UK

breaking the habit of

neutralizing^US

interfering with

failing to grasp

failing to take

dropping the ball

shaking one's head

calling a stop to

giving the thumbs down

giving the red light

lacking for something

giving the go by

giving the brush-off to

turning thumbs down

giving the red light to

standing in the way

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“Even during America's periodic fits of prohibition, the members of temperance societies were asked only to forswear alcohol as a beverage, not as a medicine.”

Verb

Present participle for to go back on something that has been said or agreed on

dissociating from

backpedaling^US

backpedalling^UK

eating your words

backtracking on

going back on your word

having change of heart

declaring null and void

eating humble pie

doing an about-turn

retreating from

failing to honour

withdrawing from

dooing an about-face

breaking a promise

breaking your word

breaking promise

counterordering

rendering invalid

doing an about-turn on

doing a U-turn on

changing one's tune

doing away with

putting an end to

rendering null and void

declaring invalid

neutralizing^US

neutralising^UK

bringing to an end

knocking something on the head

making null and void

disestablishing

getting off the hook

excusing oneself

making ineffective

giving the chop

putting damper on

putting the lid on

crawling out of

pulling the plug

counterchecking

prevailing over

trampling underfoot

riding roughshod over

rendering inert

wiping slate clean

forgetting about

getting cold feet

blue-pencilling

putting a line through

changing your mind

shifting one's ground

changing opinion

deciding against

thinking better of

turning the tables

having second thoughts

singing a different song

pulling the plug on

stopping midstream

calling it quits

calling all bets off

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“The groups did not require that new members forswear their previous religious allegiance.”

Verb

Present participle for to refuse to have anything to do with (anymore)

disacknowledging

turning your back on

having nothing more to do with

having no more truck with

refusing to acknowledge

washing your hands of

flying in the face of

divorcing oneself from

turning back on

refusing to accept

cutting off without a cent

cutting out of will

cutting off without a penny

leaving penniless

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Verb

Present participle for to knowingly and willfully make a false statement of witness while in court

committing perjury

swearing falsely

bearing false witness

lying under oath

stretching the truth

misrepresenting

telling a falsehood

telling an untruth

telling stories

stringing along

sending on a wild goose chase

concocting a story

inventing a story

making up a story

putting up a front

saying something untrue

telling a white lie

departing from the truth

perjuring oneself

putting on the wrong track

not telling the truth

forswearing oneself

telling a terminological inexactitude

breaking promise

telling untruths

throwing off the scent

creating fiction

speaking with forked tongue

telling a little white lie

pulling someone's leg

pulling the wool over someone's eyes

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Noun

The action of denying a claim or accusation

disconfirmation

counterstatement

disacknowledgement

refusal to acknowledge

cancellation^UK

counterargument

counteraccusation

neutralization^US

neutralisation^UK

counter-argument

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Noun

The act of withdrawing or repudiating a statement or opinion formerly expressed

backpedalling^UK

backpedaling^US

cancellation^UK

self-abnegation

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Noun

The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony, especially under oath

bearing false witness

giving false testimony

lying under oath

wilful falsehood

false statement

bearing false testimony

false testimony

forswearing oneself

giving false evidence

violation of an oath

making false statements

misrepresentation

telling stories

lack of veracity

disingenuousness

misrepresenting

double-crossing

committing perjury

underhandedness

little white lies

monkey business

untrustworthiness

stab in the back

misappropriation

unscrupulousness

breach of trust

treacherousness

ambidextrousness

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