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abandoning

The word “abandoning” has 4 syllables: a-ban-don-ing

It's pronounced as /əˈbændənɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for abandoning?

In the thesaurus, “abandoning” has 117 synonyms and 56 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for abandoning

Antonyms for abandoning

  • allowance
  • approval
  • arrangement
  • beginning
  • carrying on
  • checking
  • commencing
  • confirmation
  • continuing
  • denying
  • enactment
  • engaging
  • eschewing
  • establishment
  • forbearing
  • foregoing
  • forgoing
  • going
  • hanging in
  • hanging on
  • harboring
  • having
  • holding
  • holding on
  • inhibiting
  • initiating
  • keeping
  • keeping up
  • maintaining
  • owning
  • permission
  • persevering
  • persisting
  • pledging
  • possessing
  • preserving
  • promising
  • reclaiming
  • redeeming
  • renewing
  • reopening
  • rescuing
  • reserving
  • restarting
  • restraining
  • resuming
  • retaining
  • running on
  • saving
  • starting
  • staying
  • taking on
  • taking up
  • undertaking
  • validation
  • withholding

Meanings of abandoning

  • 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. An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect.

Example Sentences

  • The ship was sinking rapidly, and the crew faced the difficult decision of abandoning it.
  • Abandoning their original plan, they decided to take a different route through the dense forest.
  • The hurricane warnings led to a mass evacuation, with residents quickly abandoning their homes.
  • The explorer faced the harsh reality of abandoning some equipment to lighten the load and continue the journey.
  • In the face of financial difficulties, the company considered abandoning its ambitious expansion project.

On this page you'll find 173 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to abandoning, such as: abandonment, abjuring, abolishing, abolition, aborting, abrogating, abrogation.

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Related Words

aborting

calling

calling off

canceling

cancelling

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