abort
The word “abort” has 2 syllables: a-bort.
It's pronounced as /əˈbɔrt/.
What is synonym and antonym for abort?
In the thesaurus, “abort” has 12 synonyms and 4 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for abort along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for abort
Antonyms for abort
- begin
- continue
- keep
- start
Meanings of abort
- noun
- A miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion.
- The product of a miscarriage; an aborted offspring; an abortion.
- An early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to missiles or spacecraft; the craft making such a mission.
- The function used to abort a process.
- An event involving the abort of a process.
- verb
- (now rare outside medicine) To miscarry; to bring forth (non-living) offspring prematurely.
- To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term.
- To end prematurely; to stop in the preliminary stages; to turn back.
- To stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages.
- To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to cease organic growth before maturation; to become sterile.
- To cause an organism to develop minimally; to cause rudimentary development to happen; to prevent maturation.
- To abandon a mission at any point after the beginning of the mission and prior to its completion.
- To terminate a mission involving a missile or rocket; to destroy a missile or rocket prematurely.
- To terminate a process prior to completion.
Example Sentences
- The mission had to abort due to unfavorable weather conditions.
- The software includes a feature to abort ongoing operations if necessary.
- The doctors had to abort the surgery midway due to unforeseen complications.
- The pilot decided to abort the takeoff after detecting a technical issue.
- It's crucial to have contingency plans in place in case we need to abort the project.
On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to abort, such as: abandon, begin, break off, cancel, continue, cut off, halt.
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