29
renounce(verb, drop, give, decline, keep)
25
relinquish(verb, stop, drop, give, decline)
25
surrender(verb, drop, give, decline, accept)
23
forgo(verb, drop, decline, disregard, position)
22
resign(verb, stop, drop, give, decline)
21
give up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, give)
21
abandon(verb, stop, drop, give, decline)
19
yield(verb, drop, give, decline, accept)
16
abdicate(verb, drop, give, decline, power)
14
cede(verb, drop, give, decline, accept)
12
quit(verb, stop, drop, decline, accept)
11
defer(verb, hold, drop, accept, reject)
11
disclaim(verb, stop, reject, abandon, ignore)
11
disown(verb, stop, reject, abandon, ignore)
11
dispense with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, remove, reject)
11
forfeit(verb, surrender, spare, lose, relinquish)
11
forswear(verb, stop, drop, give, keep)
11
shelve(verb, drop, reject, abandon, do)
10
forsake(verb, drop, decline, withdraw, leave)
10
leave(verb, drop, give, position, withdraw)
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