Synonyms for abandon
42 synonyms for “abandon”, grouped by meaning. Dark green words mean nearly the same thing; light green ones are close in some uses.
Abandon as in “yield”
verb: stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
- surrender
- quit
- yield
- cease
- resign
- retire
- drop
- halt
- reject
- cancel
- ditch
- retreat
- stay
Abandon as in “vacate”
verb: leave behind empty; move out of
- vacate
- waive
- relinquish
- discontinue
- cede
- withdraw
- retract
- evacuate
- empty
- refrain
- jettison
- discard
- terminate
Abandon as in “forsake”
verb: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
- forsake
- desert
- renounce
- abdicate
- renege
- capitulate
Abandon as in “wantonness”
noun: the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
- abandonment
- wantonness
- unconstraint
- jilt
- recant
- abjure
- unrestraint
Abandon as in “wildness”
noun: a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
- wildness
- repudiate
- abort
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