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renege on
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | renege on - fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise"go back on, renege, renegue oncountermand, repeal, rescind, revoke, annul, vacate, reverse, overturn, lift - cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" |
renege on
renege on (something)To withdraw from or fail to do or carry out something, such as a given commitment, promise, plan, or situation. People are beginning to worry that the president is going to renege on his campaign promises. The merger was all set to move forward, but the other company reneged on the agreement at the last possible moment.See also: on, renegerenege on somethingto go back on one's promise or commitment. I am mad at you because you reneged on your promise! I did not renege on what I promised.See also: on, renegerenege onv. To fail to carry out some promise or commitment; go back on a promise or commitment: If I had known that you would renege on your contract, I never would have hired you.See also: on, renegerenege on
Synonyms for renege onverb fail to fulfill a promise or obligationSynonyms- go back on
- renege
- renegue on
Related Words- countermand
- repeal
- rescind
- revoke
- annul
- vacate
- reverse
- overturn
- lift
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