The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word RENOUNCE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2015.
Formally abandon crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RENOUNCE | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Formally abandon
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- renounce
- abjure
- back
- cede
- quitclaim
- repeal
- resign
- abdicate
- give away
- exile
- abandonee
- abrogate
Crossword Answer definitions
RENOUNCE noun- An act of renouncing.
- To give up, resign, surrender, atsake.
- To cast off, repudiate.
- To decline further association with someone or something, disown.
- To abandon, forsake, discontinue (an action, habit, intention, etc), sometimes by open declaration.
- To make a renunciation of something.
- To surrender formally some right or trust.
- To fail to follow suit; playing a card of a different suit when having no card of the suit led.
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