renege

verb

ri-ˈneg How to pronounce renege (audio)
Definition of renegenext
1
as in to withdraw
to break a promise or agreement my so-called best friend promised to help me move, only to renege come Saturday morning

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2
as in to retract
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to) refused to renege the principles by which she had always lived her life, even if it resulted in losing her business

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Recent Examples of renege In his first weeks in office, President Donald Trump has frozen federal funding for clean energy and withdrawn the United States from global climate accords, reneging on commitments to reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. — Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025 Tina Klein-Baker, Toni Sallie and Alexia Norton Jones stated in filings this month with New York County Supreme Court that Simmons had reneged on payments agreed upon as part of confidential settlements that each of the women entered into separately with Simmons in 2023. — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025 Cohen counter-sued a month later, seeking to have the lawsuit dismissed and alleging that Fortress had reneged on an agreement to extend the loan. — Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 The White House Office of Management and Budget initially agreed to provide documents CREW requested but later reneged. — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for renege
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renege
  1. withdraw
  2. retract
  3. recall
  4. renounce
  5. back out
  6. deny
  7. back down
Verb
  • Outreach workers who live among farmworkers are withdrawing a little, too.
    — Amy Maxmen | KFF Health News, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Artificial intelligence and digital surveillance systems are perhaps less likely to identify who is eating alone at lunch or withdrawing from friends.
    — Jackie Valley, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of withdraw
Verb
  • Both publications eventually retracted the article.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
  • With the campaign retracted, the focus turned to the name.
    — Meg Linehan, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of retract
Verb
  • Andor star Diego Luna recently recalled that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) director Gareth Edwards originally pitched him on the film by comparing his vision to Cuarón’s Y tu mamá también (2001), which starred a young Luna.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Others recalled being teased and taunted for not fitting the stereotype of what an audience for a band like Metallica is expected to look like.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of recall
Verb
  • The outlet also confirmed that Cooper's network renounced their rights to Hot Mess and that SiriusXM will no longer sell ads for the show.
    — Athena Sobhan, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Cromwell came up with a legal solution for the king’s problem, pushing Parliament to pass a series of acts that renounced papal authority and declared Henry the supreme head of the nascent Church of England.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of renounce
Verb
  • Dave didn’t want to go back out.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Some 40 percent of those who were able to find a shelter bed ended up back out on the street or living in their cars, according to a recent study by UC San Diego.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of back out
Verb
  • An attempt to reduce his bond amount in February was denied.
    — Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Sullivan has denied any wrongdoing.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of deny
Verb
  • Inflation could rise starting in a few months and then move back down toward our target possibly as early as by the end of this year.
    — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 14 Apr. 2025
  • As the fungus takes hold, the ant begins to convulse, shaking it from its canopy nest back down to the ground.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025
Definition of back down

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