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Synonyms for abandonment
aban·don·ment

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  1. abandonmentnoun

    Careless freedom or ease; abandon.

    Synonyms:
    nonchalance

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. abandonment

    Synonyms:
    betrayal, capitulation, desertion, flight, surrender

    Antonyms:
    apology, bulwark, defense, fortress, guard, justification, protection, rampart, resistance, safeguard, shelter, shield, vindication

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. abandonment, forsaking, desertionnoun

    the act of giving something up

    Synonyms:
    defection, forsaking, giving up, desertion

  2. desertion, abandonment, defectionnoun

    withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

    "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"

    Synonyms:
    renunciation, defection, forsaking, apostasy, desertion

  3. abandonmentnoun

    the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away

    Synonyms:
    defection, forsaking, desertion

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. abandonmentnoun

    Synonyms:
    abandoning, relinquishment, desertion, dereliction

  2. abandonmentnoun

    Synonyms:
    renunciation, surrender, cession, resignation, abnegation, abjuration, rejection, ABDICATION

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  1. abandonmentnoun

    Synonyms:
    desertion, relinquishment, dereliction, reprobation, surrender, evacuation, rejection, abdication

    Antonyms:
    retention, continuance, maintenance, persistence

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#3214leaving
#6027quit
#7169closure
#8576abandoned
#11158neglect
#11564surrender
#14530abandon
#16872cessation
#22574abandonment
#22691quitting
#23708betrayal
#26043dropout
#39177discontinuation
#50555discontinuance
#57693renunciation
#62094apostasy
#62786defection
#66580desertion
#67584leaver
#80167capitulation
#84813relinquishment
#91205dereliction
#104441forsaking
#158236nonchalance

How to use abandonment in a sentence?

  1. Orson Welles:

    Race hate isn't human nature; race hate is the abandonment of human nature.

  2. James Corden:

    You want someone who is very comfortable and relaxed being themselves; Someone who will with joyous abandonment throw themselves into ridiculousness of signing at the top of their voice in a car, that’s what you want. You want someone who just goes for it.

  3. unknown:

    Abandonment trauma will lead you to sabotage your relationships as a way to affirm your fears.

  4. German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel:

    With the rejection of the rules of the euro zone ... negotiations about a programme worth billions are barely conceivable, tsipras and his government are leading the Greek people on a path of bitter abandonment and hopelessness.

  5. Chief August Fons:

    A person may leave an infant with a staff of a safe haven site without being subjected to criminal prosecution for abandonment or abuse if the infant was born within 90 days of being left at the safe haven site, as determined within a reasonable degree of medical certainty, and not left in a condition that would constitute abandonment or abuse of a child.


Translations for abandonment

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  • هجر, هجرانArabic
  • напускане, изоставянеBulgarian
  • Aufgabe, Preisgabe, ÜberlassenGerman
  • απάρνησηGreek
  • natureco, dezertecoEsperanto
  • abandonoSpanish
  • luopuminen, palauttaminen, holtittomuus, luovutus, luovuttaminen, lakkauttaminen, palautus, hylkääminenFinnish
  • tréigeanIrish
  • abandono, abnegation, abandonamentoInterlingua
  • rinuncia, abbandono, abnegazioneItalian
  • 放棄Japanese
  • 포기Korean
  • oppgivelseNorwegian
  • opgave, abandonnement, nonchalence, uitbundigheid, overlating, verwaarlozing, overgave, verlating, ongedwongenheid, in de steek laten, veronachtzaming, achterlating, afstand, vrachtweigeringDutch
  • oppgjevingNorwegian Nynorsk
  • dereliksjonNorwegian
  • abandonoPortuguese
  • renunțare, abandonare, abandonRomanian
  • отка́з, покида́ние, абандо́н, оставле́ниеRussian
  • pagpapabayâTagalog
  • залишення, відмова, абандонUkrainian

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