abandon

The word “abandon” has 3 syllables: a-ban-don

It's pronounced as /əˈbændən/

What is synonym and antonym for abandon?

In the thesaurus, “abandon” has 166 synonyms and 82 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for abandon along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for abandon

abandonment
abdicate
abjure
abort
abrogate
annul
ardor
back out
bail out
bask
blank check
bow out
break off
break up
call
call off
cancel
carelessness
carte blanche
casualness
cease
chicken out
close
conclude
cop out
countermand
cry off
cut loose
cut off
deliver
desert
discard
discontinue
disown
disregard
distance
ditch
drop
drop out
duck
dump
dust
ease
end
enthusiasm
escape
excess
excessiveness
expire
exuberance
fervor
finish
flake out
fling
fly the coop
forget
forsake
free hand
freedom
give up
give up the ship
halt
hand over
hang it up
heedlessness
hold back
ignore
immoderacy
impulse
impulsiveness
impulsivity
incontinence
indiscretion
indulge
indulgence
insouciance
intemperance
interrupt
invalidate
jettison
jilt
junk
kiss goodbye
knock off
leave
leave behind
leave off
leg it
let go
licentiousness
lightheartedness
luxuriate
maroon
naturalness
neglect
nullify
offhandedness
opt out
overdo
overindulge
pause
permissiveness
pull out
quit
recall
recant
recklessness
reject
relinquish
renounce
repeal
repudiate
rescind
retract
revel
reverse
revoke
roll
roll back
run out on
sacrifice
scrap
screw
scrub
shed
ship out
shut off
spirit
spontaneity
spontaneousness
stop
storm out
strand
surrender
suspend
take a powder
take a walk
take back
taper off
terminate
thoughtlessness
throw away
throw out
throw over
throw up
unconstraint
uninhibitedness
unrestraint
unself-consciousness
vacate
void
walk away from
walk out on
wallow
wantonness
warmth
wash hands of
wildness
wind up
withdraw
wrap up
write off
yield
zeal
zealotry
zealousness

Antonyms for abandon

adopt
advance
allow
approve
assert
begin
carefulness
carry on
check
cherish
come
commence
constraint
continue
defend
deny
discipline
discreetness
discretion
embarrassment
engage
eschew
favor
forbear
forego
forgo
go
hang in
hang on
harbor
have
heedfulness
hold
hold on
inhibit
inhibition
initiate
keep
keep up
maintain
own
persevere
persist
pledge
possess
preserve
promise
pursue
reclaim
redeem
remain
renew
reopen
repression
rescue
reserve
restart
restrain
restraint
resume
retain
reticence
run on
save
self-command
self-consciousness
self-control
self-denial
self-discipline
self-mastery
self-restraint
start
stay
support
suppression
take on
take up
undertake
uneasiness
uphold
willpower
withhold

Meanings of abandon

verb
1. To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
2. To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.
3. To leave behind; to desert as in a ship or a position, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility.
4. To subdue; to take control of.
5. To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject.
6. To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish.
7. To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss.
noun
1. A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences.
2. Abandonment; relinquishment.

Example Sentences

The children played in the meadow with joyful abandon, free from any worries.
As the music echoed through the club, people danced with wild abandon.
The explorer decided to embrace the spirit of adventure and abandon all fears.
The storm forced the sailors to abandon ship and seek refuge in lifeboats.
In the heat of the moment, he chose to speak his mind with complete abandon, not holding anything back.

On this page you'll find 248 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to abandon, such as: abandonment, abdicate, abjure, abort, abrogate, adopt, advance.

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