Synonyms for swear off
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : swair |
| Phonetic Transcription : swɛər |
Top 10 synonyms for swear off Other synonyms for the word swear off
- abjure
- abnegate
- abstain
- abstain from
- ameliorate
- apostacize
- arrogate
- back down
- better
- bring up to code
- cast
- cast off
- change one's ways
- clean up
- clean up one's act
- convert
- correct
- cure
- cut loose
- decline
- defect
- demit
- desert
- desist
- discard
- disclaim
- ditch
- divorce oneself from
- double
- drop
- drop like hot potato
- duck
- dump
- elude
- emend
- evade
- forbear
- forgo
- forsake
- forswear
- give in
- give up
- go on the wagon
- go straight
- hand over
- have no truck with
- improve
- kick
- kiss good-bye
- lay aside
- leave
- leave alone
- leave flat
- leave off
- leave out
- let well enough alone
- make amends
- make over
- mend
- not touch
- opt out
- pack in
- pass
- pass on
- pass up
- quit
- quit cold turkey
- rat
- rearrange
- rebuild
- recall
- recant
- reclaim
- reconstitute
- reconstruct
- redeem
- refashion
- refrain
- regenerate
- rehabilitate
- reject
- release
- relinquish
- remake
- remedy
- remodel
- renege
- renew
- renounce
- renovate
- reorganize
- repair
- repudiate
- resign
- resist
- resolve
- restore
- retire from
- retract
- revise
- revolutionize
- rework
- sacrifice
- sell out
- shape up
- shed
- shun
- shy
- shy away from
- sit out
- spurn
- stand down
- standardize
- steer clear of
- surrender
- swear off
- take back
- take the cure
- take the oath
- take the pledge
- tergiversate
- tergiverse
- throw off
- throw over
- toss over
- transform
- turn
- turn over a new leaf
- uplift
- vacate
- waive
- walk out on
- wash hands of
- withdraw
- yield
Définition of swear off
Origin :- Old English swerian "take an oath" (class VI strong verb; past tense swor, past participle sworen), from Proto-Germanic *swarjan-, (cf. Old Saxon swerian, Old Norse sverja, Danish sverge, Old Frisian swera, Middle Dutch swaren, Old High German swerien, German schwören, Gothic swaren "to swear"), from PIE root *swer- (1) "to speak, talk, say" (cf. Old Church Slavonic svara "quarrel"). Also related to the second element in answer. The secondary sense of "use bad language" (early 15c.) developed from the notion of "invoke sacred names." Swear-word is American English colloquial from 1883. Swear off "desist as with a vow" is from 1898.
- As in reform : verb correct, rectify
- As in relinquish : verb give up, let go
- As in renounce : verb abandon, reject
- As in eschew : verb have nothing to do with
- As in forgo : verb give up, do without
- As in forswear : verb abandon, disavow
Antonyms for swear off
- abandon
- accept
- acknowledge
- admit
- agree
- allow
- approve
- assert
- break
- claim
- condone
- continue
- corroborate
- damage
- defend
- deny
- destroy
- do
- embrace
- face
- fight
- forfeit
- gather
- go back to
- harm
- hold
- hurt
- impair
- indulge
- injure
- keep
- kill
- like
- love
- maintain
- meet
- refuse
- remain
- retain
- revert
- ruin
- stay
- take
- take on
- take up
- use
- veto
- waver
- win
- worsen
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