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Abandon

🔄 Synonyms of "Abandon"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
desolateverb	Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.
lurchnoun	A sudden or unsteady movement.
giveverb	(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
forsakeverb	(transitive) To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something).
desertnoun	A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
emptyverb	Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
wantonnessnoun	(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being wanton; recklessness, especially as represented in lascivious or other excessive behavior.
give upverb	(transitive) To stop or quit (an activity, etc.)
vacateverb	To move out of a dwelling or other property, either by choice or by eviction.
wildnessnoun	The state or quality of being wild.
unconstraintnoun	Freedom from constraint.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Abandon"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
forsakeverb	(transitive) To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something).
give upverb	(transitive) To stop or quit (an activity, etc.)
vacateverb	To move out of a dwelling or other property, either by choice or by eviction.
desertverb	To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.
desolateverb	To deprive of inhabitants.
giveverb	(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
emptyverb	(transitive, ergative) To make empty; to remove the contents of.
lurchverb	To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.
wildnessnoun	The state or quality of being wild.
unconstraintnoun	Freedom from constraint.
wantonnessnoun	(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being wanton; recklessness, especially as represented in lascivious or other excessive behavior.
abdicateverb	(transitive) To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; to fail to fulfill responsibility for.
desertionnoun	The act of deserting.
renounceverb	(transitive) To give up, resign, surrender.
abrogateverb	(transitive, law) To annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal.
renunciationnoun	The act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid.
forswearverb	(transitive) To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
abjureverb	(transitive) To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate.
shunverb	(transitive) To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.
eschewverb	(transitive, formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.