Synonyms of defects (from)

defects (from)

verb

present tense third-person singular of defect (from)

as in deserts

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

• deserts
• rats (on)
• rejects
• abandons
• goes back on
• runs out on
• cuts off
• leaves
• jumps ship
• walks out on
• withdraws
• renounces
• forsakes
• spurns
• repudiates
• abjures
• disowns
• abdicates
• departs
• quits
• goes
• reneges
• apostatizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adheres (to)
• sticks (to or with)
• clings (to)
• fosters
• cultivates
• cherishes