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abandon

[uh-ban-duhn] / əˈbæn dən /
NOUN
careless disregard for consequences
Synonyms
STRONGEST
spontaneity
STRONG
disregard freedom impulse licentiousness recklessness thoughtlessness unrestraint wantonness wildness
WEAK
uninhibitedness
Antonyms
WEAK
restraint self-restraint
VERB
leave behind, relinquish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
desert discard discontinue ditch drop out dump leave pull out quit stop surrender vacate withdraw
STRONG
abdicate drop duck dust screw yield
WEAK
back out bail out bow out chicken out cop out cut loose flake out fly the coop give up the ship kiss goodbye leg it let go opt out run out on ship out storm out take a powder take a walk throw over walk out on wash hands of
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advance allow begin come continue go hold keep maintain persevere remain start stay
WEAK
adopt assert cherish defend favor pursue retain support uphold
VERB
leave in troubled state
Synonyms
STRONGEST
desert forsake leave leave behind quit reject renounce
STRONG
disown jilt
WEAK
back out throw over walk out on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
allow approve come continue stay
WEAK
adopt assert cherish defend favor keep pursue retain support uphold

Example Sentences

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I didn’t want to abandon that instinct so much as … give it a little more range.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

“Government bonds are rallying as inflation worries fade and markets begin to abandon bets on further central bank rate hikes,” said Kallum Pickering, chief economist at Peel Hunt.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

"On this day of celebration, let us abandon every desire for conflict, domination and power, and implore the Lord to grant his peace to a world ravaged by wars," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

None of this means Europe should abandon Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Then why didn’t humans abandon farming when the plan backfired?

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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