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Antonyms for abandon
əˈbæn dənaban·don
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term abandon.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
abandon
Abandon is a word of wide signification, applying to persons or things of any kind; abdicate and resign apply to office, authority, or power; cede to territorial possessions; surrender especially to military force, and more generally to any demand, claim, passion, etc. Quit carries an idea of suddenness or abruptness not necessarily implied in abandon, and may not have the same suggestion of finality. The king abdicates his throne, cedes his territory, deserts his followers, renounces his religion, relinquishes his titles, abandons his designs. A cowardly officer deserts his ship; the helpless passengers abandon it. We quit business, give up property, resign office, abandon a habit or a trust. Relinquish commonly implies reluctance; the fainting hand relinquishes its grasp; the creditor relinquishes his claim. Abandon implies previous association with responsibility for or control of; forsake implies previous association with inclination or attachment, real or assumed; a man may abandon or forsake house or friends; he abandons an enterprise; forsakes God. Abandon is applied to both good and evil action; a thief abandons his designs, a man his principles. Forsake, like abandon, may be used either in the favorable or unfavorable sense; desert is always unfavorable, involving a breach of duty, except when used of mere localities; as, "the Deserted Village." While a monarch abdicates, a president or other elected or appointed officer resigns. It was held that James II. abdicated his throne by deserting it.
Antonyms:
adopt, advocate, assert, cherish, claim, court, defend, favor, haunt, hold, keep, maintain, occupy, prosecute, protect, pursue, retain, seek, support, undertake, uphold, vindicateSynonyms:
abdicate, abjure, cast off, cease, cede, depart from, desert, discontinue, forego, forsake, forswear, give up, leave, quit, recant, relinquish, renounce, repudiate, resign, retire from, retract, surrender, vacate, withdraw from
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
abandon
Antonyms:
pursue, prosecute, undertake, seek, court, cherish, favor, protect, claim, maintain, defend, advocate, retain, support, uphold, occupy, haunt, hold, assert, vindicate, keepSynonyms:
leave, forsake, desert, renounce, cease, relinquish, discontinue, castoff, resign, retire, quit, forego, forswear, depart from, vacate, surrender, abjure, repudiate
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Princeton's WordNet
abandon, wantonness, unconstraintnoun
the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
"she danced with abandon"
Synonyms:
wantonness, wildness, licentiousness, unconstraintwildness, abandonverb
a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
"the wildness of his anger"
Synonyms:
fury, unconstraint, wantonness, wildness, violence, vehemence, furiousness, ferocity, fiercenessabandonverb
forsake, leave behind
"We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
abandon, give upverb
give up with the intent of never claiming again
"Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"
Synonyms:
spare, allow, forfeit, vacate, release, give up, forsake, forgo, kick, throw in, surrender, part with, fall by the wayside, desolate, lay off, waive, throw overboard, dispense with, cede, stop, empty, desert, relinquish, throw in the towel, deliver, resign, cease, chuck up the sponge, renounce, discontinue, drop out, free, drop by the wayside, forego, quitvacate, empty, abandonverb
leave behind empty; move out of
"You must vacate your office by tonight"
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overturn, lift, vacate, annul, rescind, countermand, discharge, evacuate, reverse, renounce, desolate, give up, resign, desert, revoke, empty, forsake, void, repealabandon, give upverb
stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
"He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"
Synonyms:
spare, allow, forfeit, vacate, release, give up, forsake, forgo, kick, throw in, surrender, part with, fall by the wayside, desolate, lay off, waive, throw overboard, dispense with, cede, stop, empty, desert, relinquish, throw in the towel, deliver, resign, cease, chuck up the sponge, renounce, discontinue, drop out, free, drop by the wayside, forego, quitabandon, forsake, desolate, desertverb
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
"The mother deserted her children"
Synonyms:
waste, devastate, give up, desert, lay waste to, vacate, scourge, empty, depopulate, defect, forsake, ravage, desolate
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
abandonnoun
Synonyms:
unrestraint, wantonnessabandonverb
Antonyms:
retain, maintain, continue, cherishSynonyms:
desert, forsake, forego, discard, relinquish, repudiate, waive, renounce, abdicate
Editors Contribution
persisted
to leave completely and finally
How to use abandon in a sentence?
I call on Secretary DeVos to abandon Secretary DeVos attempts to rewrite the borrower defense rule to let for-profit colleges off the hook and instead fully implement the current rule and provide relief to more than 100,000 borrowers who were cheated out of their education and savings.
Curiosity in children, is but an appetite for knowledge. One great reason why children abandon themselves wholly to silly pursuits and trifle away their time insipidly is, because they find their curiosity balked, and their inquiries neglected.
This senseless action will have significant, harmful repercussions now and far beyond this perilous moment, particularly as the WHO is leading worldwide vaccine development and drug trials to combat the pandemic, cOVID-19 affects us all and does not respect borders ; defeating it requires the entire world working together. In the strongest terms possible, American Medical Association urges the President to reverse course and not abandon our country's leadership position in the global fight against COVID-19.
I say the United States of America doesn’t stand with murderous dictatorships, we stand up to murderous dictatorships, and we will keep standing strong until North Korea stops threatening our country, our allies or until they abandon their nuclear and ballistic missiles once and for all.
Chief Executive Jaroslaw Zagorowski:
A responsible manager does not abandon his company if it is undergoing a difficult time. I will leave only when I am sure that the company will manage with the difficult market situation in the coming years.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#148 | support | |
#608 | court | |
#656 | keep | |
#1275 | hold | |
#2022 | claim | |
#2157 | protect | |
#2422 | maintain | |
#3171 | seek | |
#5455 | favor | |
#5639 | adopt | |
#6857 | retain | |
#7451 | advocate | |
#7546 | pursue | |
#7739 | defend | |
#9347 | undertake | |
#13093 | assert | |
#14530 | abandon | |
#15899 | occupy | |
#22440 | uphold | |
#24818 | prosecute | |
#25495 | cherish | |
#26533 | haunt | |
#80199 | vindicate |
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