Synonym Dictionary

To formally withdraw a previously stated belief or claim.

To formally give up or reject a claim, belief, or practice.

A temporary suspension of punishment or a brief relief from difficulty.

Generally believed or said to be a particular kind of person or thing.

A short period of rest or relief from something difficult.

Moral uprightness or conduct believed to be just and right.

Very thorough, exacting, or strictly applied.

Strong, vigorous, or able to withstand difficulty.

Making a self-righteous display of moral superiority.

Convinced of one's own moral superiority, often intolerantly.

The ability to remain steady or resist disruptive change.

The ability to sustain physical or mental effort over time.

Firm and dependable in purpose, loyalty, or belief.

To take the place of something earlier.

An assumption or proposal accepted provisionally without proof.

Understood without being stated directly.

A principle or belief held by a group or within a system of thought.

Departing from usual or traditionally accepted methods or beliefs.

Departure from established beliefs, practices, or accepted conventions.

Having no known previous example.

Continuing without relief or interruption.

A thin outer layer; figuratively, a superficial appearance concealing what lies beneath.