What is another word for forsakes?

Pronunciation: [fɔːsˈe͡ɪks] (IPA)

Forsakes is a word that implies abandonment or desertion. There are several synonyms for forsakes that can be used in various contexts such as neglect, abandon, leave, quit, disown, renounce, spurn, discard, relinquish, and betray. Neglect implies a lack of attention or care, while abandon suggests leaving without intention to return. Leaving is a general term that can refer to physical or emotional departure. Quit suggests stopping a job or relationship, while disown implies denying association or support. Renounce suggests an official announcement of rejection, whereas spurn implies rejection with contempt. Discard refers to getting rid of something or someone, while relinquish implies a voluntary giving up of something. Finally, betray implies breaking a trust or loyalty.

What are the hypernyms for Forsakes?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Forsakes

If death calls, Odd-Fellowship forsakes not its follower, but hovers near, listening attentively to the last words and parting instruction of the dying one.
"The Jericho Road"
W. Bion Adkins
I feel the Fire possess my Heart, And Pain convey'd to ev'ry Part: Thro' all my Veins the Passion flyes, My feeble Soul forsakes its Place; A trembling Faintness seals my Eyes, And Paleness dwells upon my Face.
"An Essay on Criticism"
John Oldmixon
When he forsakes his evil, one by one the dogs of suffering will halt and drop away from his track; and he will find at last they have but hounded him into the land of his nativity, into the home of his Father in heaven.
"Weighed and Wanting"
George MacDonald

Famous quotes with Forsakes

  • Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a sense of duty acts; in a uniform manner.
    Joseph Addison
  • Courage that grows from constitution very often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it, and when it is only a kind of instinct in the Soul breaks out on all occasions without judgment or discretion. That courage which proceeds from the sense of our duty, and from the fear of offending Him that made us, acts always in a uniform manner, and according to the dictates of right reason.
    Joseph Addison
  • True penitential confession is joined with reformation. He that does not forsake his sin, as well as confess it, forsakes the benefit of his confession. And indeed, there is no real confession of sin, where there is no real forsaking of sin. It is not enough for us to confess the sins we have committed, but we must resolve against committing again the sins we have committed.
    Thomas Brooks (Puritan)
  • Any church which forsakes the regular and uniform for the periodical and spasmodic service of God, is doomed to decay; any church which relies for its spiritual strength and growth entirely upon seasons of "revival," will very soon have no genuine revivals to rely on. Our holy God will not conform His blessings to man's moods and moral caprice. If a church is declining, it may require a "revival" to restore it; but what need was there of its declining?
    Theodore L. Cuyler
  • My familiar spirit is like an old wild turkey that forsakes a feeding ground as soon as it sees tracks of people-especially if the people are readers, book-buyers. It's a crafty bird and it wants to go where there aint no readers That's the truth: they go and paw a place all up and spoil it for me. It isn't my secret anymore.
    Willa Cather

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