Forbear
Forbear verb - To resist the temptation of.
Renounce and forbear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Renounce" instead a verb "Forbear".
Nearby Words: forbearing, forbearance
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| revenge | forbear revenge | renounce revenge |
Cite this Source
Renounce and Forbear. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/forbear/renounce
Forbear & Renounce. N.p., 2016. Web. 12 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/forbear/renounce>.
Renounce or Forbear. 2016. Accessed August 12, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/forbear/renounce.
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