Washing one’s hands of


Synonyms for washing one’s hands of
verb abandon, turn one’s back on

relinquish
quit
spurn
renounce
repudiate
forgo
forswear
disown

jettison
disclaim
abdicate
jilt
yield
leave
resign
surrender

desert
cast off
throw over
walk out on
set aside
drift away
give up
have done with

kiss goodbye
leave flat
leave high and dry
run out on
show the door
take the oath
change one’s tune
wash one’s hands of

Antonyms for washing one’s hands of

claim
go back
revert
keep

continue
allow
approve
hold

maintain
rediscover
return

Synonyms
verb admit defeat

abandon
back down
bail out
bow out
capitulate
cease
cede
chicken out
collapse

comply
concede
cry uncle
cut out
desist
despair
drop
fold
forswear

hand over
leave off
pull out
quit
relinquish
resign
stop
submit
surrender

waive
walk out on
yield
buckle under
cave in
drop like a hot potato
take the oath
throw in the towel
wash one’s hands of

Antonyms

withstand
fight

hold out
stand up to

Synonyms
verb reject; turn one’s back on

abandon
recant
revoke
reverse
renounce
dismiss
disavow
break with
spurn
retract
disown
repeal

forsake
rescind
dump
disapprove
rat
apostatize
flush
decline
cast
abjure
dishonor
banish

reprobate
refuse
defect
disclaim
nix
desert
tergiversate
disinherit
oust
deny
default
turn

demur
discard
cast off
cut off
disacknowledge
turn down
be against
fly in the face of
tergiverse
wash one’s hands of

Antonyms

emphasize
enforce
welcome
sanction
consent
grant

keep
approve
allow
accept
hold
agree

acknowledge
admit
retain
go along

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