1. (noun)abandon, wantonness, unconstraint the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry Synonyms: wantonness, wildness, licentiousness, unconstraint, abandon
2. (verb)wildness, abandon a feeling of extreme emotional intensity Synonyms: fury, unconstraint, abandon, wantonness, wildness, violence, vehemence, furiousness, ferocity, fierceness
4. (verb)abandon, give up give up with the intent of never claiming again Synonyms: spare, allow, abandon, 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, quit
6. (verb)abandon, give up stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims Synonyms: spare, allow, abandon, 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, quit
7. (verb)abandon, forsake, desolate, desert leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch Synonyms: waste, devastate, give up, desert, lay waste to, abandon, vacate, scourge, empty, depopulate, defect, forsake, ravage, desolate
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'abandon'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. 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 espe Synonyms: abandon, abdicate, desert, leave, resign, abjure, discontinue, quit, retire from, cast off, forego, recant, retract, cease, forsake, relinquish, surrender, cede, forswear, renounce, vacate, depart from, give up, repudiate, withdraw from Antonyms: adopt, defend, occupy, seek, advocate, favor, prosecute, support, assert, haunt, protect, undertake, cherish, hold, pursue, uphold, claim, keep, retain, vindicate, court, maintain
Synonyms for abandon 
