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abandon
noun as in careless disregard for consequences
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disregard, freedom, impulse, licentiousness, recklessness, thoughtlessness, unrestraint, wantonness, wildness
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verb as in leave behind, relinquish
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desert, discard, discontinue, ditch, drop out, dump, leave, pull out, quit, stop, surrender, vacate, withdraw
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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
verb as in leave in troubled state
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Example Sentences
Then the pet was abandoned at an undisclosed shelter.
Buildings from the old shopping center have been abandoned and the property is fenced.
As many as 5 million Americans are expected to lose or abandon their coverage due to its increased cost.
Dwindling profits are pushing many fishermen, including Mr Fall, to consider abandoning their centuries-old practice, which is seen as more of a tradition than a trade.
Burdened by this history, and the ever-increasing expensive repairs, the city locked the front gates and abandoned the entire site in 1971.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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