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Synonyms for desertion
noun abandonment- betrayal
- abrogation
- apostasy
- avoidance
- backsliding
- departure
- derelict
- dereliction
- disaffection
- disavowal
- divorce
- elusion
- escape
- evasion
- falseness
- flight
- forsaking
- leaving
- perfidy
- rejection
- relinquishment
- renunciation
- repudiation
- resignation
- retirement
- retreat
- secession
- tergiversation
- treachery
- truancy
- withdrawal
- absconding
- castoff
- defecting
- departing
- disavowing
- falling away
- going back on
- marooning
- recreancy
- running out on
Antonyms for desertion
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
absent without leave
adjective. absent without permission
defection
noun. abandonment
departure
noun. leaving
- abandonment
- adieu
- bow out
- congé
- decampment
- desertion
- egress
- egression
- embarkation
- emigration
- escape
- evacuation
- exit
- exodus
- expatriation
- farewell
- flight
- getaway
- going
- going away
- goodbye
- hegira
- migration
- parting
- passage
- powder
- quitting
- recession
- removal
- retirement
- retreat
- sailing
- separation
- setting forth
- setting out
- stampede
- start
- takeoff
- taking leave
- taking off
- vacation
- vanishing act
- walkout
- withdrawal
- withdrawing
dereliction
noun. abandonment
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.