The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ABJURE , but the solution may also be ABDICATE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Renounce crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ABJURE | 19 % | 6 |
| DISOWN | 19 % | 6 |
| WASHONESHANDSOF | 10 % | 15 |
| DENY | 7 % | 4 |
| WAIVE | 7 % | 5 |
| SWEAROFF | 7 % | 8 |
| ABDICATE | 7 % | 8 |
| ABNEGATE | 5 % | 8 |
| DISAVOW | 5 % | 7 |
| FORBEAR | 2 % | 7 |
| QUIT | 2 % | 4 |
| FORSAKE | 2 % | 7 |
| CEDE | 2 % | 4 |
| FORGO | 2 % | 5 |
| FOREGO | 2 % | 6 |
Why may WAIVE be the right solution?
The answer "WAIVE" is the right solution to the clue "Renounce" because "waiving" something means to voluntarily give up or abandon a right, claim, or privilege.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Renounce
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- abdicate
- relinquish
- resign
- foreswear
- quit
- give up
- repudiate
- vacate
- abjure
- forswear
- renege
- abandon
Crossword Answer definitions
ABJURE verb- To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow.
- To cause one to renounce or recant.
- To reject with solemnity; to abandon forever; to repudiate; to disclaim.
- To abstain from; to avoid; to shun.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ABJURE
- Renounce
- Formally disavow
- Officially retract
- Solemnly renounce
- Recant
- Forswear
- Renounce.
- Repudiate.
- Forswear.
- Disavow.
More clues leading to the result DISOWN
- Wash one's hands of
- Deprive of inheritance
- Renounce as a family member
- Repudiate
- Write out of one's will, perhaps
- Cut out of, as a will
- Take no responsibility
- Renounce
- Drop from a will
- Cut out of the will
More clues leading to the result WASHONESHANDSOF
- Renounce
- Refuse to deal with
- Want nothing more to do with
- Clean out in a way
- Renounce interest in
- Say "I want no involvement in this"
- Disclaim responsibility
- Solve a problem by disassociation
More clues leading to the result DENY
- Just say no
- Refuse to believe
- Say it isn't so
- Turn down
- Gainsay
- Refuse to accept
- Refute
- Reject as false
- Repudiate
- Say (it) isn't so
More clues leading to the result WAIVE
- Give up a claim
- Relinquish
- Forgo
- Forfeit, as a right
- Give up
- Relinquish, as a right
- Forfeit
- Put aside
- Surrender
- Give up, as a right
More clues leading to the result SWEAROFF
- Resolve to quit drinking
- Renounce
- Promise to give up
- Really give up
- Quit cold turkey
- Really quit
- Promise to kick a habit
More clues leading to the result ABDICATE
- Emulate Edward Windsor
- Emulate Edward VIII
- Walk away from, as responsibility
- Renounce power
- Renounce
- Give up the throne
- Resign a la Edward VIII
- Relinquish one's power
- Relinquish power
- Cede power
More clues leading to the result ABNEGATE
More clues leading to the result DISAVOW
- "Refudiate"
- Repudiate
- Verb in the classic "Mission: Impossible" opening scene
- Wash one's hands of
- Deny responsibility
- Renounce
- Claim no knowledge of
- Deny any responsibility for
- Deny
- Deny responsibility for
More clues leading to the result FORBEAR
More clues leading to the result QUIT
- Cry "uncle!"
- Throw in the towel
- Walk out
- Resign
- Swear off
- Terminate a session, for example
- Call it a day
- Pack it in
- Stop saying "Sorry," perhaps?
- Withdraw
More clues leading to the result FORSAKE
- Desert
- Abandon
- Leave in the lurch
- Abandon.
- Desert.
- Give up.
- Renounce.
- Abandon ... or two words often seen next to the starts of 17-, 27-, 47- and 60-Across
- In favor of rice wine?
More clues leading to the result CEDE
- Give up
- Sign over
- Give over
- Give up, as territory
- Relinquish
- Resign formally
- Yield
- Surrender
- Sign away
- Formally surrender