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revoke vs renege

renege vs revoke

revoke and renege both are nouns.

revoke and renege both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
revoke Yes No Yes No
renege Yes No Yes No
As nouns, revoke and renege are synonyms defined as:
  • revoke and renege: the mistake of not following suit when able to do so
As verbs, renege is a hyponym of revoke; that is, renege is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than revoke:
  • revoke: cancel officially
  • renege: fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
Other hyponyms of revoke include go back on, renege on, renegue on.
revoke (noun) renege (noun)
the mistake of not following suit when able to do so the mistake of not following suit when able to do so
revoke (verb) renege (verb)
cancel officially fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
fail to follow suit when able and required to do so
Difference between revoke and renege

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