Synonyms of turned one's back on

turned one's back on

phrase

past tense of turn one's back on

as in refused

to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to

Despite encouragement from his teachers, he turned his back on college.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refused
• rejected
• declined
• turned down
• passed up
• ignored
• balked (at)
• passed
• threw over
• denied
• avoided
• threw out
• dismissed
• vetoed
• disputed
• withdrew
• spurned
• disapproved
• forbade
• deselected
• repudiated
• shot down
• refrained (from)
• reprobated
• nixed
• negatived
• blew off
• abstained (from)
• prohibited
• overruled
• disagreed (with)
• took back
• rebuffed
• disdained
• proscribed
• scouted
• retracted
• scorned
• backed off
• backed down
• forbore
• revoked
• renounced
• recalled
• disclaimed
• gainsaid
• stuck
• forbad
• contradicted
• refuted
• disavowed
• unsaid
• recanted
• controverted
• bypassed
• rebutted
• disproved
• negated
• abjured
• disowned
• detoured
• disallowed
• forswore
• backtracked
• foreswore
• reneged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agreed (to)
• approved
• accepted
• received
• adopted
• swallowed
• took
• tolerated
• welcomed
• embraced
• agreed
• selected
• consented
• condoned
• chose
• supported
• countenanced
• assented
• acceded
• acquiesced
• handpicked
• espoused