Other Words for Abandon

Abandon Noun Synonyms
recklessness, intemperance, wantonness, lack of restraint, unrestraint
He behaved with wild abandon after he received the inheritance.

Abandon Verb Synonyms
give up, renounce, discontinue, forgo, drop, desist, abstain from
She abandoned cigarettes and whisky after the doctor's warning.

desert, forsake, jilt, walk out on
He even abandoned his fiance.

give up or over, yield, surrender, leave, cede, let go, deliver (up), turn over, relinquish
I can see no reason why we should abandon the house to thieves and vandals.

depart from, leave, desert, quit, go away from
The order was given to abandon ship.

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Desert / Drop / Leave

Abandonment

Lifestyle / Adoption / Abandonment: Desertion of a child by a parent or adult primary caregiver with no provisions for continued childcare nor with any apparent intention to return to resume caregiving. MORE

Abandoned Wells

Business / Agriculture / Abandoned Wells: Abandoned drainage wells and abandoned water wells on vacant farmsteads are of particular concern for agriculture. Abandoned wells can present both safety risks and a direct conduit by which groundwat MORE

Abandonment Option

Business / Finance / Abandonment Option: The option of terminating an investment earlier than originally planned. MORE

Atonality

Entertainment / Music / Atonality: Total abandonment of tonality (centering in a key). Atonal music moves from one level of dissonance to another, without areas of relaxation. MORE

Encaustic

Lifestyle / Painting / Encaustic: One of the oldest methods of painting, being practised from at least 3000 BC. Some of the finest existing examples are the mummy portraits from Fayum executed about the 3rd century AD. The colours are MORE

Springer

Technology / Motorcycle / Springer: A Springer is a particular Harley-Davidson model in the Softail family. It is characterized by a front fork that uses springs and a shock instead of a telescopic fork. The Springer front fork was firs MORE