Synonyms of defected (from)

defected (from)

verb

past tense of defect (from)

as in deserted

to leave (a cause or party) often in order to take up another

soldiers defected from the rebel army en masse as the failure of their cause became apparent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deserted
• abandoned
• rejected
• left
• cut off
• ratted (on)
• jumped ship
• walked out on
• ran out on
• went back on
• withdrew
• quitted
• renounced
• forsook
• repudiated
• quit
• abdicated
• spurned
• disowned
• departed
• went
• abjured
• apostatized
• reneged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stuck (to or with)
• adhered (to)
• clung (to)
• cultivated
• fostered
• cherished