Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun forsaking

2 senses of forsaking

Sense 1
forsaking, giving up -- (the act of forsaking)
       => renunciation, forgoing, forswearing -- (the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.))

Sense 2
abandonment, forsaking, desertion -- (the act of giving something up)
       => rejection -- (the act of rejecting something; "his proposals were met with rejection")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb forsake

1 sense of forsake

Sense 1
abandon, forsake, desolate, desert -- (leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children")
       => leave -- (go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left behind")