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(for-sak-ing) 3 syllables

Definition

verb. to give up or abandon someone or something.

Example Sentence

She was forsaking her old toys for new ones.

More Example Sentences

They are forsaking the old ways together.

Synonyms

abandon; desert; leave

Antonyms

keep; hold; retain

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Rhymes

  • aching
  • baking
  • braking
  • breaking
  • caking
  • faking
  • flaking
  • making
  • quaking
  • raking
  • shaking
  • snaking
  • staking
  • taking
  • waking

  • forsaking
  • mistaking
  • remaking
  • retaking
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